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 "api_version": "1.0.0",
 "id": "US-MD-TN",
 "title": "Maryland Trade Name Application (Registration)",
 "jurisdiction": "US-MD",
 "state": "Maryland",
 "category": "dba-assumed-trade-names",
 "category_label": "DBA, assumed & trade names",
 "document_type": "official_government_form",
 "official_status": "Official form issued by Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation. ALL AI FORMS is an independent fill-in service, not the issuer.",
 "issuing_agency": "Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation",
 "official_source_url": "https://dat.maryland.gov/SiteAssets/Pages/sdatforms/Trade%20Name%20Application%20%28Registration%29%20and%20Instructions_0826-A.pdf",
 "legal_basis": null,
 "summary": "This registers a trade name with Maryland SDAT for five years.",
 "price": {
  "amount": 4.99,
  "currency": "USD",
  "billing": "one-time"
 },
 "government_fee_note": "The Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation filing fee ($25 (optional expedited service is extra; we do not arrange it)) is not included. You pay it yourself, directly to the State, when you file. We never collect or pay it.",
 "pay_url": "https://buy.stripe.com/00w6oA7wo7hu7sb38Y0VP3Z",
 "page_url": "https://allaiforms.com/forms/maryland-trade-name-application-registration/",
 "json_url": "https://allaiforms.com/api/forms/US-MD-TN.json",
 "free_alternative": true,
 "last_verified": "2026-11-11",
 "listing_updated": "2026-11-13",
 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How do I get the Maryland Trade Name Application (Registration)?",
   "a": "The blank Trade Name Application is free from the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation, and you can fill it in and file it yourself directly with the State (by mail, in person or online) without paying us. Or fill it in online here: pay $4.99 one-time with Stripe, answer the guided questions, and download your filled-in PDF."
  },
  {
   "q": "Where do I file it?",
   "a": "Mail the signed form yourself to the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation, Charter Division, 700 East Pratt Street, Suite 2700, Baltimore, MD 21202, with the $25 fee payable to SDAT. Only the form pages are filed; keep the instructions PDF. We don't file or sign anything for you."
  },
  {
   "q": "How much does it cost?",
   "a": "Our fee is $4.99. The Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation filing fee ($25 (optional expedited service is extra; we do not arrange it)) is not included. You pay it yourself, directly to the State, when you file. We never collect or pay it. Our $4.99 is a one-time charge with no subscription."
  },
  {
   "q": "Can I fill it out online?",
   "a": "Yes. After you pay $4.99 with Stripe, our guided questionnaire places your answers on the form and you get: The Trade Name Application PDF, filled in from your answers. You check every entry, sign and file it yourself."
  }
 ]
}