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Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

Maryland registers an LLC from Indiana as a foreign LLC on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), dated within 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your Indiana records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Indiana and Maryland side by side

	Indiana formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$15	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	April 15
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Indiana companies register with Maryland

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Maryland accepts it within 60 days of Indiana'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 Indiana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Indiana certificate comes first; then the Maryland filing goes in. After approval, your Indiana LLC is registered with Maryland.

Maryland costs for Indiana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$368.50

Your Indiana name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and Indiana

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Maryland

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Maryland wants the Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) every year ($300). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Maryland

A corporation formed in Indiana files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maryland into Indiana

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about Maryland

Does my Indiana company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once an Indiana 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 $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $368.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Maryland?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Maryland's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Indiana 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 Indiana's Business Entity Report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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