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Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

Maryland registers an LLC from Delaware 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 Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50), no older than 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Delaware records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Delaware and Maryland side by side

	Delaware formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	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	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	On or before June 1	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Delaware to Maryland, step by step

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). Delaware mails it, and Maryland counts the 60 days from issue, so it is ordered with transit in mind.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Maryland resident agent, with your Delaware name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days Delaware takes to send the certificate before the Maryland filing goes in. Once Maryland approves it, the Delaware company can do business there.

First-year cost, Delaware to Maryland

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

Your Delaware name and Maryland's rules

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

Your Maryland agent and the Delaware one

Maryland calls it a resident agent; Delaware says registered agent. Maryland papers come to us; Delaware's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Maryland and Delaware

Each year your LLC files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Delaware plus Maryland comes to $849 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Maryland

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

Registering a Maryland company in Delaware

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Delaware to Maryland

Does my Delaware company need to register in Maryland?

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

How much does the Maryland registration cost?

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

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants it ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

7 business days with Maryland's required expedite, plus mail time for Delaware's certificate before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Maryland?

$849 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $400 to Delaware and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Delaware 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 Delaware's Annual LLC Tax.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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