Maryland

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Washington LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

Maryland registers an LLC from Washington 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 Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your Washington records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Washington vs Maryland: the paperwork

	Washington formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of 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	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Washington companies register with Maryland

Order the Washington certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Washington separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Ordered from Washington on filing day, it easily meets Maryland's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Maryland resident agent, next to your Washington name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Washington delays the Maryland filing. Once Maryland approves it, the Washington company can do business there.

First-year cost, Washington 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 Washington	$20
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Washington certificate included	$373.50

Will your Washington name work for Maryland?

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

Your Maryland agent and the Washington one

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Washington

Each year your LLC files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Washington plus Maryland comes to $519 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Maryland

A corporation formed in Washington files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maryland into Washington

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Maryland

Does my Washington company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once a Washington 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 Washington for the Certificate of Existence, $373.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Maryland?

$519 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $70 to Washington and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Washington 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 Washington's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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