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Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

To do business in Maryland, an LLC formed in Missouri registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also wants Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your Missouri records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Missouri vs Maryland: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Missouri 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	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sos.mo.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Missouri companies register with Maryland

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

First-year cost, Missouri to Maryland

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Missouri	$10
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Missouri certificate included	$363.50

Will your Missouri name work for Maryland?

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

Your Maryland agent and the Missouri one

Maryland calls it a resident agent; Missouri says registered agent. Maryland papers come to us; Missouri's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Maryland and Missouri

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; Maryland wants the Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) every year ($300). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Maryland

A corporation formed in Missouri files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Maryland company in Missouri

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about Maryland

Does my Missouri company need to register in Maryland?

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

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

$353.50 at checkout plus $10 to Missouri 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 Missouri'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 Missouri's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Maryland?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), no Missouri yearly report and Maryland's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300), and Missouri has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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