Foreign registration · Form 326

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

To do business in Louisiana, a corporation formed in Connecticut registers there on Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Connecticut records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Connecticut and Louisiana each ask for

	Connecticut formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$80	$160 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with Louisiana

We prepare and file Form 326
It lists us as your Louisiana registered agent, next to your Connecticut name and formation date. If Louisiana wants the Connecticut certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Connecticut corporation is registered with Louisiana.

Your Connecticut name and Louisiana's rules

We search Louisiana's records for Connecticut's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Louisiana and Connecticut

Connecticut and Louisiana both call it a registered agent. Louisiana papers come to us; Connecticut's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Connecticut

Each year your corporation files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus Louisiana comes to $329 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Connecticut files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Louisiana company in Connecticut

A corporation formed in Louisiana that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $385 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Louisiana

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Connecticut business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Louisiana issues one to Connecticut corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Connecticut corporation in Louisiana?

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Louisiana?

$329 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Connecticut and $30 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Connecticut company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

Yes: the Connecticut registered agent stays, and ours covers Louisiana for year one.

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

Yes, but Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30), and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Connecticut?

It files Connecticut's registration with $385 in state fees.

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