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Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

To do business in Maryland, an LLC formed in Texas registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), dated within 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your Texas records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Texas and Maryland each ask for

	Texas formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$15	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	May 15 each year	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Texas to Maryland, step by step

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. An instant Texas certificate reaches Maryland only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Maryland resident agent, with your Texas name and formation date and the certificate attached. Texas issues the certificate instantly, so the Maryland filing can go in the same day. Once Maryland approves it, the Texas company can do business there.

Maryland costs for Texas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$368.50

Your Texas name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and Texas

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Texas

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; 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, Texas to Maryland

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

The other way: Maryland into Texas

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Texas files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite; no Maryland certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Texas to Maryland

Does my Texas company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once a Texas 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 $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $368.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

7 business days with Maryland's required expedite; Texas's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Maryland?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and Maryland's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Texas 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 Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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