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Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

An LLC formed in Minnesota 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 Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your Minnesota records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Minnesota and Maryland side by side

	Minnesota formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$5	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	December 31	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Minnesota companies register with Maryland

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. An instant Minnesota certificate reaches Maryland only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Maryland resident agent, next to your Minnesota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Minnesota issues the certificate instantly, so the Maryland filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Minnesota LLC is registered with Maryland.

Maryland costs for Minnesota 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 Minnesota	$5
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Minnesota certificate included	$358.50

Your Minnesota name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and Minnesota

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Minnesota plus Maryland comes to $449 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Maryland

A corporation formed in Minnesota files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maryland into Minnesota

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no Maryland certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to Maryland

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Maryland?

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

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

$353.50 at checkout plus $5 to Minnesota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $358.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants it ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Maryland?

$449 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

Yes: the Minnesota registered agent stays, and ours covers Maryland for year one.

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Minnesota 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 Minnesota's Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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