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Idaho LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

An LLC formed in Idaho that wants to do business in Maryland files a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also asks for Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Idaho records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Idaho vs Maryland: the paperwork

	Idaho formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	April 15
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Idaho companies register with Maryland

Order the Idaho certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Idaho separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Maryland counts 60 days from the day Idaho issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Maryland resident agent, next to your Idaho name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Idaho's certificate is in hand, Maryland's filing goes in. After approval, your Idaho LLC is registered with Maryland.

Maryland costs for Idaho companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Idaho	$10
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Idaho certificate included	$363.50

Your Idaho name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and Idaho

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Idaho

Each year your LLC files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Idaho plus Maryland comes to $449 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Maryland

A corporation formed in Idaho files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maryland into Idaho

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Idaho to Maryland

Does my Idaho company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once an Idaho 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 $10 to Idaho for the Certificate of Existence, $363.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Idaho's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Maryland?

$449 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, nothing to Idaho and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maryland?

An Idaho company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Idaho 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 Idaho's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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