Please go HERE to file your Annual Report. A 2-month extension request for filing the Annual Report and Personal Property Tax Return may be filed here by April 15th, 2025.
Fully vet any unsolicited requests for payment for services such as those listed below.
1. Solicitors not affiliated with SDAT are instructing newly registered businesses to send additional payment in order to obtain a Certificate of Status. Any 3rd party solicitation from a company attempting to represent the ‘Maryland Secretary of State’ or SDAT via mail or email should be fully vetted before submitting additional payment.
2. Solicitors not affiliated with SDAT are sending instructions to businesses entitled 'Annual Report Notice', in which they are asked to send $400 to file an Annual Report through a third party service called "Business Services". This notice is not affiliated with SDAT. You may report the letter to the Maryland Secretary of State, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov, or the United States Postal Inspection Service at www.uspis.gov or 1-877-876-2455.
Starting January 1, 2024, many companies will be required to report information to the U.S. government about who ultimately owns and controls them. For more information, please go to the FINCEN website. Thank you.
You will need a user account to submit filings through Maryland Business Express. Use your account to create and/or manage multiple businesses.
