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Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

An LLC formed in Michigan that wants to do business in Maryland files a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also asks for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Michigan records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Michigan and Maryland side by side

	Michigan formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	michigan.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	February 15	April 15
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Michigan companies register with Maryland

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Maryland counts 60 days from the day Michigan issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Maryland resident agent, next to your Michigan name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Michigan's certificate is in hand, Maryland's filing goes in. Once Maryland approves it, the Michigan company can do business there.

Maryland costs for Michigan 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 Michigan	$10
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Michigan certificate included	$363.50

Will your Michigan name work for Maryland?

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

Your Maryland agent and the Michigan one

Michigan and Maryland both call it a resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Michigan; ours takes Maryland's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Maryland and Michigan

Each year your LLC files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Michigan plus Maryland comes to $474 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Maryland

A corporation formed in Michigan files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Maryland company in Michigan

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about Maryland

Does my Michigan company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once a Michigan business operates there; Maryland law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$353.50 at checkout plus $10 to Michigan for the Certificate of Good Standing, $363.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants it ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

7 business days with Maryland's required expedite, once Michigan's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Maryland?

$474 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Michigan 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 Michigan's Annual Statement.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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