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Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

To do business in Maryland, an LLC formed in Mississippi registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also asks for Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your Mississippi records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Mississippi and Maryland side by side

	Mississippi formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$25	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sos.ms.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	April 15	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Mississippi companies register with Maryland

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Ordered from Mississippi on filing day, it easily meets Maryland's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Maryland resident agent, with your Mississippi name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Mississippi delays the Maryland filing. Once Maryland approves it, the Mississippi company can do business there.

First-year cost, Mississippi to Maryland

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, paid to Mississippi	$25
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Mississippi certificate included	$378.50

Will your Mississippi name work for Maryland?

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

Your Maryland agent and the Mississippi one

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Mississippi

Each year your LLC files Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Mississippi plus Maryland comes to $449 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Maryland

A corporation formed in Mississippi files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report ($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 Mississippi

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Mississippi files Form F0200 with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Mississippi to Maryland

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Maryland?

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

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

$353.50 at checkout plus $25 to Mississippi for the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, $378.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants it ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Maryland?

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

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Mississippi 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 Mississippi's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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