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Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

To do business in Maryland, an LLC formed in Illinois registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also asks for Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your Illinois records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Illinois and Maryland side by side

	Illinois formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$25	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1), $75, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Illinois to Maryland, step by step

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Ordered from Illinois on filing day, it easily meets Maryland's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Maryland resident agent, with your Illinois name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Illinois delays the Maryland filing. Once Maryland approves it, the Illinois company can do business there.

First-year cost, Illinois 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 Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$378.50

Will your Illinois name work for Maryland?

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

Agents: Maryland and Illinois

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Illinois

Each year your LLC files Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Illinois plus Maryland comes to $524 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Maryland

A corporation formed in Illinois files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

Common questions: Illinois to Maryland

Does my Illinois company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once an Illinois 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 $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $378.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants it ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

7 business days with Maryland's required expedite; Illinois's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Maryland?

$524 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Illinois 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 Illinois's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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