Maryland

Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

Arizona registers an LLC from Maryland as a foreign LLC on Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Maryland records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

Maryland and Arizona side by side

	Maryland formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	No annual report
Due	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Maryland to Arizona, step by step

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. An instant Maryland certificate reaches Arizona only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form L025
It names us as your Arizona statutory agent, with your Maryland name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Maryland delays the Arizona filing. Once Arizona approves it, the Maryland company can do business there.

First-year cost, Maryland to Arizona

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$407.30

Will your Maryland name work for Arizona?

If another Arizona company uses the Maryland name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Arizona's records for Maryland's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Arizona and Maryland

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

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Arizona

Maryland wants the Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) every year ($300); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Arizona

A corporation formed in Maryland files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Arizona into Maryland

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maryland to Arizona

Does my Maryland company need to register in Arizona?

Yes, once a Maryland business operates there; Arizona registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Arizona registration cost?

$387.30 at checkout plus $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $407.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite; Maryland's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Maryland's report ($300) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Maryland name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Maryland name at home.

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

Maryland companies leave by filing Form L026 ($10); until then, both the Arizona registration and Maryland's filings stay in place.

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