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Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, an LLC formed in Maryland registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also asks for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Maryland records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Maryland and Connecticut each ask for

	Maryland formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$120 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	April 15	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Maryland to Connecticut, step by step

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. An instant Maryland certificate reaches Connecticut only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Maryland name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Maryland delays the Connecticut filing. After approval, your Maryland LLC is registered with Connecticut.

First-year cost, Maryland to Connecticut

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$339

Connecticut's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Maryland name work for Connecticut?

We search Connecticut's records for Maryland's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Connecticut agent and the Maryland one

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

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Connecticut

Each year your LLC files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Connecticut comes to $529 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Connecticut

A corporation formed in Maryland files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Maryland

An LLC formed in Connecticut 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 Legal Existence ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maryland to Connecticut

Does my Maryland company need to register in Connecticut?

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

How much does it cost to register a Maryland LLC in Connecticut?

$319 at checkout plus $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $339 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Connecticut?

$529 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge a Maryland company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Maryland companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Maryland's filings.

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