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Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

An LLC formed in Montana 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 Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Montana records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Montana vs Maryland: the paperwork

	Montana formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	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	Montana: online	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	April 15	April 15
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Montana companies register with Maryland

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Maryland counts 60 days from the day Montana 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 Montana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Montana's certificate is in hand, Maryland's filing goes in. Once Maryland approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Montana to Maryland

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$358.50

Will your Montana name work for Maryland?

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

Your Maryland agent and the Montana one

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

Staying in good standing in Montana and Maryland

Each year your LLC files Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Montana plus Maryland comes to $469 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Maryland

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

Registering a Maryland company in Montana

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no Maryland certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Montana to Maryland

Does my Montana company need to register in Maryland?

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

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

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

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Maryland?

$469 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $20 to Montana and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Montana 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 Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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