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Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

To do business in Maryland, an LLC formed in Louisiana registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also asks for Louisiana'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 using your Louisiana records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Louisiana and Maryland side by side

	Louisiana formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Louisiana 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	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization	April 15
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Louisiana to Maryland, step by step

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Maryland accepts it within 60 days of Louisiana's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Maryland resident agent, next to your Louisiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Louisiana certificate comes first; then the Maryland filing goes in. After approval, your Louisiana LLC is registered with Maryland.

Maryland costs for Louisiana 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 Louisiana	$25
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Louisiana certificate included	$378.50

Your Louisiana name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and Louisiana

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Louisiana

Each year your LLC files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Louisiana plus Maryland comes to $489 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Maryland

A corporation formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Maryland company in Louisiana

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Maryland

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once a Louisiana 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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana'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, once Louisiana's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Maryland?

$489 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $40 to Louisiana and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Louisiana 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 Louisiana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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