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Maryland LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Maryland and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Maryland as a foreign LLC, which costs $100 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Maryland costs $100.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeMaryland foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Maryland$100Not needed$100$600
Form in Wyoming$100$100$200$720
Form in Delaware$110$100$210$1,400
Form in Nevada$425$100$525$1,300

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Maryland (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Maryland registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Maryland checkout showed $352 in total on October 28, 2026, including the state’s required $50 expedite and $3 in state processing charges.

2. MD Registered Agent.org

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Maryland Registered Agent.co

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Maryland page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division.

Maryland questions

Do I still register in Maryland if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Maryland, Maryland generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division, for $100. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Maryland?

$100 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Business Entity Annual Report and Personal Property Return, Form 1 (SDAT), $300 (due: april 15).

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