Maryland

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Foreign registration · Form SS-4233

Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in Tennessee

Tennessee registers an LLC from Maryland as a foreign LLC on Form SS-4233, with $300 in state fees. Tennessee also asks for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maryland vs Tennessee: the paperwork

	Maryland formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form SS-4233, Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$300 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	Annual Report, $300, every year
Due	April 15
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

From Maryland to Tennessee, step by step

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. An instant Maryland certificate reaches Tennessee only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form SS-4233
It lists us as your Tennessee registered agent, next to your Maryland name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Maryland issues the certificate instantly, so the Tennessee filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Maryland LLC is registered with Tennessee.

First-year cost, Maryland to Tennessee

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$300
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$519

Will your Maryland name work for Tennessee?

Tennessee can hold a name for $20 before you file.

Your Tennessee agent and the Maryland one

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

Yearly filings: Tennessee and Maryland

Each year your LLC files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Tennessee comes to $749 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Tennessee

A corporation formed in Maryland files Form SS-4431 with Tennessee ($600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Tennessee into Maryland

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

Questions Maryland owners ask about Tennessee

Does my Maryland company need to register in Tennessee?

Yes, once a Maryland business operates there; Tennessee law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Tennessee registration cost?

$499 at checkout plus $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $519 in all (checkout is $300 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Tennessee?

$749 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $300 to Tennessee for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Tennessee?

A Maryland company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Tennessee can add a fine of at least $900.

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee LLC instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300), and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

Maryland companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal or Cancellation (Foreign Entity) ($20); until then, Tennessee's report stays due alongside Maryland's filings.

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