Foreign registration · no form number

Delaware Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, a corporation formed in Delaware registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Delaware records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Delaware and Connecticut side by side

	Delaware formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$385 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Franchise Tax Report, $50, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	March 1	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Delaware to Connecticut, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Delaware name and formation date. If Connecticut wants the Delaware certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Delaware corporation is registered with Connecticut.

Your Delaware name and Connecticut's rules

We check your exact Delaware name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Your Connecticut agent and the Delaware one

Delaware and Connecticut both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Delaware; ours takes Connecticut's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus Connecticut comes to $634 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Delaware files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50)). After that come Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Delaware

A corporation formed in Connecticut that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $245 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about Connecticut

Does my Delaware company need to register in Connecticut?

Yes, once a Delaware business operates there; Connecticut registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to Delaware corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Connecticut?

$634 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Delaware and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Delaware keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Delaware companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Delaware's filings.

What does a Connecticut company file to register in Delaware?

It files Delaware's registration with $245 in state fees.

Official sources

People also search

Corporation into Connecticut, by home state (48)

Delaware into other states (41)

The same move for an LLC