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Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in South Dakota

To do business in South Dakota, an LLC formed in Maryland registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Maryland records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Maryland and South Dakota side by side

	Maryland formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$750 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	Annual Report, $55, every year
Due	April 15	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

How Maryland companies register with South Dakota

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Maryland certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your South Dakota registered agent, next to your Maryland name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Maryland delays the South Dakota filing. After approval, your Maryland LLC is registered with South Dakota.

South Dakota costs for Maryland companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$969

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

Will your Maryland name work for South Dakota?

South Dakota accepts your Maryland name if it includes 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.). If the Maryland name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If South Dakota's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Maryland company. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: South Dakota and Maryland

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

Yearly filings: South Dakota and Maryland

Each year your LLC files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus South Dakota comes to $504 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to South Dakota

A corporation formed in Maryland files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's periodic report ($300) and South Dakota's Annual Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: South Dakota into Maryland

An LLC formed in South Dakota 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/Existence ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maryland to South Dakota

Does my Maryland company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once a Maryland business operates there; South Dakota law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$949 at checkout plus $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $969 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately; Maryland's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and South Dakota?

$504 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $55 to South Dakota for the yearly reports.

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota 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. South Dakota names must include 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.).

Can I form a new South Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55), and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from South Dakota later?

Maryland companies leave by filing a Notice of Cancellation of Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, South Dakota's report stays due alongside Maryland's filings.

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