2026 Maryland LLC Fees: Formation, Annual Report and Agent
Maryland's fee sheet for LLCs is mercifully short. Four state numbers cover nearly everything you will ever pay SDAT, and our own pricing adds exactly two more. Here is each figure with its context.
What does SDAT charge to form an LLC?
$100 for the Articles of Organization, the domestic LLC formation filing. Filing online through Maryland Business Express tacks a 3% service charge onto card payments, and an optional $50 buys expedited handling from SDAT.
What does Maryland collect every year?
$300, due each April 15 with Form 1, the Business Entity Annual Report filed with SDAT. It is a per-entity flat charge with no relationship to your revenue or property. File and pay online and the 3% technology fee puts the real total near $309. The window opens January 1, a free 60-day extension to June 15 can be requested online, and same-day online processing exists for $325 with a 2:30 PM cutoff. Eligible MarylandSaves participants can skip the $300 entirely.
Any other fees to watch for?
Ready to get started?
Get Started- Swapping your registered agent (resident agent, in the state's vocabulary) or relocating the principal office takes a $25 Resolution filing with SDAT.
- An agent stepping down pays nothing; resignation filings are free.
- Bringing an LLC formed elsewhere into Maryland as a foreign LLC carries a $100 registration fee.
What do we charge?
| What | Our price |
|---|---|
| Formation, first-year agent included | $199, then agent renews at $99/year |
| Registered agent only | $99/year |
| Foreign qualification | $199 + state fees |
The formation package covers preparing the Articles of Organization, filing with SDAT, and twelve months of registered agent coverage before the $99 renewal starts.
What does year one add up to?
$299: our $199 package on top of the state's $100, agent already in the bundle. After that, each year looks like $300 to SDAT in April and $99 to us at renewal.
Why trust these numbers?
Ready to get started?
Get StartedBecause none of them are ours. The state figures trace to SDAT's published charter fee schedule and the Business Express fee page, which is where any fee change would show up first.