Maryland

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Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

Maryland registers an LLC from Pennsylvania as a foreign LLC on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), dated within 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Pennsylvania and Maryland side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$40	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	September 30	April 15
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Maryland resident agent

From Pennsylvania to Maryland, step by step

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Maryland counts 60 days from the day Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Pennsylvania's certificate is in hand, Maryland's filing goes in. After approval, your Pennsylvania LLC is registered with Maryland.

First-year cost, Pennsylvania to Maryland

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$393.50

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Maryland?

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

Your Maryland agent and the Pennsylvania one

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

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and Maryland

Each year your LLC files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Maryland comes to $456 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Maryland

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Maryland company in Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Maryland certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Maryland

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Maryland?

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

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

$353.50 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $393.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Maryland?

$456 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Maryland for year one.

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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