Maryland

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New York LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

Maryland registers an LLC from New York as a foreign LLC on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also asks for New York's Certificate of Status ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your New York records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

New York and Maryland side by side

	New York formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	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	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	dos.ny.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	During the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How New York companies register with Maryland

Order the New York certificate
The Certificate of Status ($25) is ordered from New York separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Mail time from New York counts against Maryland's limit of 60 days, so the order allows for transit.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Maryland resident agent, next to your New York name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Allow for the days New York takes to send the certificate before the Maryland filing goes in. After approval, your New York LLC is registered with Maryland.

First-year cost, New York to Maryland

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

Your New York name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and New York

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); 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, New York to Maryland

A corporation formed in New York files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maryland into New York

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with New York files Form DOS-1361-f-a with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within one year. See that filing.

Common questions: New York to Maryland

Does my New York company need to register in Maryland?

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

How much does the Maryland registration cost?

$353.50 at checkout plus $25 to New York for the Certificate of Status, $378.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need New York's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

7 business days with Maryland's required expedite, plus mail time for New York's certificate before filing.

What are the yearly costs for New York and Maryland?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Maryland's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Maryland?

A New York company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but New York 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 New York's Biennial Statement.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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