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Maryland upkeep for a multistate LLC

Adding Maryland costs $100 to register; after that the state charge is $300 a year and the agent is $149 a year.

What Maryland adds each year

State charge
$300 a year (Business Entity Annual Report and Personal Property Return, Form 1 (SDAT))
Due
April 15
Agent after year one
$149 a year with Mainstay Filing

Stacked with other states

If Maryland is one of several registrations, here is how the totals grow.

Registered inRegistration feesUpkeep, 2 years
Maryland + California$170$918
Maryland + Texas$850$898+
Maryland + Florida$225$1175.50
Maryland + California + Texas$920$1,067+

Registration fees are one-time. Upkeep is two years of state charges plus each agent at the $149 renewal rate, which is what it costs once the free first year is over.A + marks a variable state charge left out of the total.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Maryland (2026)

Adding Maryland to your LLC? These file it, 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

What does it cost each year to keep a foreign LLC in Maryland?

$300 a year (Business Entity Annual Report and Personal Property Return, Form 1 (SDAT)), plus the agent at $149 a year after the free first year.

What is the registration fee in Maryland?

$100 once, to the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division.

Is the Maryland agent a separate cost from other states?

Yes. Each state needs its own resident agent with an address there, so the agent charge repeats for every state you add.

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