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Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

An LLC formed in Kentucky 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 wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your Kentucky records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Kentucky vs Maryland: the paperwork

	Kentucky formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Kentucky 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	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	On or before June 30	April 15
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Kentucky companies register with Maryland

Order the Kentucky certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Kentucky separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Maryland accepts it within 60 days of Kentucky'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 Kentucky name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Kentucky certificate comes first; then the Maryland filing goes in. Once Maryland approves it, the Kentucky company can do business there.

First-year cost, Kentucky to Maryland

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

Your Kentucky name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and Kentucky

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Maryland

Each year your LLC files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Kentucky plus Maryland comes to $464 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Maryland

A corporation formed in Kentucky files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Maryland company in Kentucky

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Maryland certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Maryland

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once a Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants Kentucky'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 Kentucky's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Maryland?

$464 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Kentucky 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 Kentucky's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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