Maryland ledger, best value first
Rows ranked by value from company price pages. The $100 state fee is kept out of the rows.
1. Mainstay Filing: best for one price in any state
Top of the tally
$199 to register, $149 a year after
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $149/yr
- Three-year tally
- $497
Mainstay Filing tops the Maryland tally: the Maryland filing at $199 plus state fees, agent covered in year one.
Carried to year three it totals $100 more than Maryland Registered Agent.co; the jobs it covers outweigh that on our sort.
Agent renewal is $149 per year wherever you register.
Included lines
- State registration handled
- All fifty states covered
Gains
- No price change by state
- $199, with state fees on top
Minus column
- Renewal lands $50 over Maryland Registered Agent.co
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2. Maryland Registered Agent.co: best for adding one state
Maryland specialist
$199 to register, $99 a year after
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Second line: Maryland Registered Agent.co, because $199 over the state fee, agent covered in year one, then $99/yr.
Included lines
- The foreign filing
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- No agent charge in year one
- $99 a year from year two
- Registers you for $199
Minus column
- Another company is needed for the home state
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3. MD Registered Agent.org: best for one more registration
Maryland specialist
$199 to register, $99 a year after
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Third line: MD Registered Agent.org, because $199 over the state fee, agent covered in year one, then $99/yr.
Line for line, it ties Maryland Registered Agent.co.
Included lines
- The foreign filing
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- Registers you for $199
- No agent charge in year one
- $99 a year from year two
Minus column
- Another company is needed for the home state
What each row adds up to
Prices as booked on November 13, 2026; every column carries one more renewal. The order holds through year ten.
Run the tally yourself
Choose a number of years to see each row's total by then.
Official state fees
The last row is a sum: the filing fee, the reports for years two and three and any yearly minimum tax. Publication and other variable costs are named in the text but not added.
Notes on the order
For Maryland, the column that settled the top row was jobs ticked off (28% of the sort), where Mainstay Filing led.
Several states at one price outweighed Maryland Registered Agent.co's lower renewal.
Maryland foreign LLC registration fee and rules (official)
An LLC formed in another state registers with Maryland before doing business there, by filing the Limited Liability Company Registration (For non-Maryland Limited Liability Company) with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division ($100). Enclose written proof of existence from the home state, equivalent to a certificate of good standing dated no earlier than 60 days.
Staying unregistered can bring Maryland's courts will not hear its own claims (4A-1007(a)).
Official text: source mgaleg.maryland.gov, last tallied October 2026 for this entry
The do-it-yourself row
State fees alone come to $700 for three years, and that is the floor. The table shows what each service adds, $397 to $497.
Quick answers
What does Maryland charge to register an LLC formed elsewhere?
$100 as the official fee, and a service adds $199 in year one.
What do three years of service add up to?
Year one plus two renewals comes to $397 to $497.
Which form registers the LLC?
The registration is Limited Liability Company Registration (For non-Maryland Limited Liability Company), submitted to the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division.
Does Maryland want a document from the home state?
Yes, and it must be dated within 60 days: written proof of existence from the home state, equivalent to a certificate of good standing.
What recurring filing follows the registration?
The Business Entity Annual Report and Personal Property Return, Form 1 costs $300.
When does one service turn into the lower total?
There is no break-even point inside ten years.
Which foreign registration service is the best value for Maryland?
By our value sort the Maryland rows run Mainstay Filing, Maryland Registered Agent.co and MD Registered Agent.org, led on jobs ticked off by Mainstay Filing.
Sources and price pages
- dat.maryland.gov supplies Maryland State Department of Assessments, entered August 2026
- dat.maryland.gov supplies Maryland State Department of Assessments, entered August 2026
- dat.maryland.gov supplies Maryland report due date, entered August 2026
- mgaleg.maryland.gov supplies Md, entered August 2026
- mgaleg.maryland.gov supplies Maryland formation fee: Filing fee, entered October 2026
- egov.maryland.gov supplies Maryland formation fee: Filing fee, entered October 2026
- mgaleg.maryland.gov supplies Maryland registered agent statute, entered October 2026
- egov.maryland.gov supplies Maryland Business Express, entered October 2026
- mgaleg.maryland.gov supplies Corporations and Associations § 4A-1002, entered October 2026
- mgaleg.maryland.gov supplies Corporations and Associations § 4A-1009, entered October 2026
- mgaleg.maryland.gov supplies Corporations and Associations § 4A-1007, entered October 2026
- mgaleg.maryland.gov supplies Tax-Property § 11-101, annual report, entered October 2026
- Booked November 13, 2026 from the Mainstay Filing Maryland service page
- Booked November 13, 2026 from the Maryland Registered Agent.co pricing page
- Booked November 13, 2026 from the MD Registered Agent.org pricing page