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South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

An LLC formed in South Dakota 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 wants South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your South Dakota records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What South Dakota and Maryland each ask for

	South Dakota formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$20	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year	April 15
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From South Dakota to Maryland, step by step

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Maryland accepts it within 60 days of South Dakota'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 South Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once South Dakota's certificate is in hand, Maryland's filing goes in. Once Maryland approves it, the South Dakota company can do business there.

Maryland costs for South Dakota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, paid to South Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, South Dakota certificate included	$373.50

Will your South Dakota name work for Maryland?

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

Agents: Maryland and South Dakota

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

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and Maryland

Each year your LLC files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, South Dakota plus Maryland comes to $504 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Maryland

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

The other way: Maryland into South Dakota

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Maryland

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once a South Dakota 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 $20 to South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $373.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need South Dakota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants it ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Maryland?

$504 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $55 to South Dakota and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maryland?

A South Dakota company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but South Dakota 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 South Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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