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Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

To do business in Maryland, an LLC formed in Kansas registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also asks for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50), no older than 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your Kansas records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Kansas and Maryland each ask for

	Kansas formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sos.ks.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	April 15
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Kansas to Maryland, step by step

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Maryland counts 60 days from the day Kansas issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Maryland resident agent, with your Kansas name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Kansas's certificate is in hand, Maryland's filing goes in. Once Maryland approves it, the Kansas company can do business there.

Maryland costs for Kansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$361

Your Kansas name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and Kansas

Kansas and Maryland both call it a resident agent. Maryland papers come to us; Kansas's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Maryland and Kansas

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Maryland wants the Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) every year ($300). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Maryland

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

Registering a Maryland company in Kansas

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Maryland certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kansas to Maryland

Does my Kansas company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once a Kansas 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 $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $361 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants it ($7.50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Maryland?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and Maryland's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Maryland for year one.

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Kansas 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 Kansas's Information Report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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