Maryland

Foreign registration · no form number

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

Maryland registers an LLC from Connecticut as a foreign LLC on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also asks for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no older than 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Connecticut records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Connecticut and Maryland each ask for

	Connecticut formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$50	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	On or before March 31	April 15
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Connecticut companies register with Maryland

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Maryland accepts it within 60 days of Connecticut's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Maryland resident agent, with your Connecticut name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Connecticut's certificate is in hand, Maryland's filing goes in. Once Maryland approves it, the Connecticut company can do business there.

First-year cost, Connecticut to Maryland

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$50
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$403.50

Your Connecticut name and Maryland's rules

Maryland can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Maryland agent and the Connecticut one

Maryland calls it a resident agent; Connecticut says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Connecticut; ours takes Maryland's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Maryland

Each year your LLC files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Connecticut plus Maryland comes to $529 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Maryland

A corporation formed in Connecticut files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maryland into Connecticut

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Maryland

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once a Connecticut business operates there; Maryland law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a Connecticut LLC in Maryland?

$353.50 at checkout plus $50 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $403.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

7 business days with Maryland's required expedite, once Connecticut's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Maryland?

$529 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $80 to Connecticut and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maryland?

A Connecticut company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

Yes: the Connecticut registered agent stays, and ours covers Maryland for year one.

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300), and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

Connecticut companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of a Foreign LLC (no state fee); until then, Maryland's report stays due alongside Connecticut's filings.

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