Maryland Business Licenses
General Maryland Guides & Resources
These guides provide detailed, step-by-step instructions for starting a business or nonprofit, registering with state authorities, and establishing a compliant organization.
Business Resources:
Fast easy instructions and affordable support for filing your Maryland annual report.
Get your Maryland business license. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.
Get your Maryland construction licenses. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.
Licensing guide for energy industry registrations and licenses in Maryland. Find detailed application, renewal, and reporting requirements.
If you are looking to obtain a finance license in Maryland, Harbor Compliance can help.
Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions to form a limited liability company in Maryland. Do it yourself or purchase our formation service.
Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions on how to incorporate in Maryland. Do it yourself or purchase our incorporation service.
Maryland Business Licensing Guides and Information.
Total time, cost, and paperwork to start your business in Maryland today! Our affordable formation services are state-specific.
Nonprofit Resources:
How to Start a Nonprofit Organization
Total cost, time, and how to start a nonprofit in Maryland. Instruction and services to assist with your non-profit formation.
Comprehensive solutions (and free resources) to help manage your fundraising, tax exemption, license renewals, and other nonprofit compliance activities in Maryland, and across the US.
Maryland Business Licenses for Regulated Industries
Our licensing guides provide a wealth of information including requirements, filing instructions, fees, timelines to licensure, and more for a range of industries and activities.
Maryland Corporate Filings
These web pages provide detailed information on state filings required to form an entity, register a name, gain authority to operate, maintain good standing, and more.
- Maryland Entity Name Reservation
- Maryland Fictitious Name Registration & Renewal
- Maryland Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation
- Maryland Registered Agent (Resident Agent) Service
- Moving Your Company's Domicile to Maryland
- Obtain Maryland Certified Copies
- Reinstate Maryland Corporation LLC Nonprofit
- Start a Maryland 501(c)(3)
Maryland Tax Filings
Find the information you need to register for state taxes or seek tax exemptions.
- Maryland Employer (Payroll & Withholding Tax) Registration Service
- Maryland Sales & Use Tax Registration Service
- Maryland Sales Tax Exemption
- Maryland Tax Clearance Certificate
- Maryland Tax Exemption
Maryland State Licensing Agencies
Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within Maryland that a business should check for business license requirements.
- Comptroller of
- Comptroller of - Revenue Administration Division - Motor-fuel, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit
- Board of Pharmacy
- Board of Public Accountancy
- Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies and Home Inspectors
- Courts Clerk's Office
- Department of Agriculture Office of Plant Industries and Pest Management - Pesticide Regulation Section (MD)
- Department of Business and Economic Development
- Department of Health - Ambulatory Care Unit
- Department of Health - Medicaid Administration
- Department of Health - Office of Provider Engagement & CDS Registration
- Department of Labor - Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing - Board for Professional Engineers
- Department of Labor - Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing - Board for Professional Land Surveyors
- Department of Labor - Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing - Board of Architects
- Department of Labor - Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing - Board of Certified Interior Designers
- Department of Labor - Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing - Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects
- Department of Labor - Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing - Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors
- Department of Labor - Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing - Board of Plumbing
- Department of Labor - Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing - Real Estate Commission
- Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation - Division of Unemployment Insurance
- Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation - Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation
- Department of the Environment - Asbestos Program
- Department of the Environment - Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
- Department of Transportation - State Highway Administration
- Home Builder Registration Unit
- Home Improvement Commission
- Insurance Administration
- Lottery and Gaming Control Agency
- Office of the State Fire Marshall
- Public Service Commission
- Secretary of State - Charitable Organizations Division
- State Board of Master Electricians
- State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT)
- State Police
Maryland Local Business Licences
Below is a listing of the local jurisdictions within Maryland that a business should check for local business license requirements.
County / Parish
- Allegany County
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Frederick County
- Garrett County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Somerset County
- St. Mary's County
- Talbot County
- Washington County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester County
City / Borough / Municipality / Neighborhood
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
- Abingdon
- Accokeek
- Adamstown
- Adelphi
- Annapolis
- Annapolis Junction
- Arbutus
- Arnold
- Ashton
- Aspen Hill
- Ballenger Creek
- Baltimore
- Bel Air
- Bel Air North
- Bel Air South
- Belcamp
- Beltsville
- Bennsville
- Berlin
- Bethesda
- Bethlehem
- Bladensburg
- Bowie
- Boyds
- Brandywine
- Brentwood
- Brookeville
- Brooklandville
- Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Park
- Brownsville
- Brunswick
- Burtonsville
- Butler
- Cabin John
- California
- Calverton
- Cambridge
- Camp Springs
- Cape Saint Claire
- Capitol Heights
- Carney
- Catonsville
- Cecilton
- Centreville
- Charlotte Hall
- Chase
- Cheltenham
- Chesapeake Beach
- Chester
- Chestertown
- Cheverly
- Chevy Chase
- Chillum
- Churchville
- Clarksburg
- Clarksville
- Clinton
- Cloverly
- Cockeysville
- Colesville
- College Park
- Colora
- Columbia
- Compton
- Conowingo
- Cooksville
- Crisfield
- Crofton
- Crownsville
- Cumberland
- Curtis Bay
- Damascus
- Darlington
- Darnestown
- Davidsonville
- Deal Island
- Deale
- Delmar
- Denton
- Derwood
- District Heights
- Dundalk
- Dunkirk
- East New Market
- East Riverdale
- Easton
- Edgemere
- Edgewater
- Edgewood
- Eldersburg
- Elkridge
- Elkton
- Ellicott City
- Emmitsburg
- Essex
- Fairland
- Fallston
- Faulkner
- Federalsburg
- Ferndale
- Finksburg
- Forest Hill
- Forestville
- Fork
- Fort Meade
- Fort Washington
- Frederick
- Friendly
- Frostburg
- Fruitland
- Fulton
- Funkstown
- Gaithersburg
- Gambrills
- Garrett Park
- Garrison
- Germantown
- Glen Arm
- Glen Burnie
- Glen Echo
- Glenelg
- Glenn Dale
- Glenwood
- Glyndon
- Goddard
- Grasonville
- Great Mills
- Greater Landover
- Green Valley
- Greenbelt
- Gunpowder
- Gwynn Oak
- Hagerstown
- Halethorpe
- Hampstead
- Hancock
- Hanover
- Harwood
- Havre de Grace
- Henderson
- Highfield-Cascade
- Hillcrest Heights
- Hillsmere Shores
- Hollywood
- Hughesville
- Hunt Valley
- Huntingtown
- Hurlock
- Hyattsville
- Ijamsville
- Indian Head
- Jarrettsville
- Jefferson
- Jessup
- Joint Base Andrews
- Joppa
- Joppatowne
- Kensington
- Kettering
- Keymar
- Kingsville
- Knoxville
- La Plata
- Lake Arbor
- Lake Shore
- Lanham
- Lanham-Seabrook
- Lansdowne
- Largo
- Laurel
- Leonardtown
- Lexington Park
- Linganore-Bartonsville
- Linthicum Heights
- Lisbon
- Lochearn
- Luke
- Lusby
- Lutherville-Timonium
- Manchester
- Marriottsville
- Maryland City
- Mayo
- McDaniel
- McHenry
- Mechanicsville
- Middle River
- Middletown
- Milford Mill
- Millersville
- Mitchellville
- Monkton
- Monrovia
- Montgomery Village
- Mount Airy
- Mount Rainier
- Myersville
- Nanjemoy
- Nanticoke
- New Carrollton
- New Market
- New Windsor
- Newark
- North Beach
- North Bethesda
- North East
- North Kensington
- North Laurel
- North Potomac
- Nottingham
- Oakland
- Ocean City
- Ocean Pines
- Odenton
- Oldtown
- Olney
- Owings
- Owings Mills
- Oxon Hill
- Oxon Hill-Glassmanor
- Parkton
- Parkville
- Parole
- Pasadena
- Patuxent River
- Perry Hall
- Perryman
- Perryville
- Phoenix
- Pikesville
- Pocomoke City
- Point of Rocks
- Poolesville
- Port Deposit
- Potomac
- Preston
- Prince Frederick
- Princess Anne
- Pylesville
- Randallstown
- Redland
- Reisterstown
- Ridge
- Ridgely
- Rising Sun
- Riva
- Riverdale Park
- Rock Point
- Rockville
- Rosaryville
- Rosedale
- Rossville
- Saint Charles
- Saint Inigoes
- Saint Leonard
- Saint Marys City
- Saint Michaels
- Salisbury
- Sandy Spring
- Savage
- Savage
- Severn
- Severna Park
- Shady Side
- Silver Spring
- Simpsonville
- Smithsburg
- Snow Hill
- Solomons
- South Kensington
- South Laurel
- Sparks Glencoe
- Sparrows Point
- Spencerville
- Stevenson
- Stevensville
- Sudlersville
- Suitland-Silver Hill
- Sykesville
- Takoma Park
- Taneytown
- Temple Hills
- Thurmont
- Towson
- Travilah
- Union Bridge
- Upper Marlboro
- Valley Lee
- Vienna
- Waldorf
- Walkersville
- Washington Grove
- West Friendship
- West Laurel
- West River
- Westernport
- Westminster
- Westover
- Wheaton-Glenmont
- White Hall
- White Marsh
- White Oak
- White Plains
- Whiteford
- Willards
- Williamsport
- Windsor Mill
- Woodbine
- Woodlawn
- Woodmore
- Woodsboro
- Woodstock
- Wye Mills
