Foreign registration · Form 326

Delaware Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

A corporation formed in Delaware that wants to do business in Louisiana files Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Delaware records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Delaware and Louisiana each ask for

	Delaware formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$50	$160 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 with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Franchise Tax Report, $50, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	March 1	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From Delaware to Louisiana, step by step

We prepare and file Form 326
It lists us as your Louisiana registered agent, next to your Delaware name and formation date. If Louisiana wants the Delaware certificate, it is ordered first. Once Louisiana approves it, the Delaware company can do business there.

Your Delaware name and Louisiana's rules

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

Your Louisiana agent and the Delaware one

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

Staying in good standing in Delaware and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus Louisiana comes to $229 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Delaware files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50)). After that come Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Louisiana into Delaware

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

Common questions: Delaware to Louisiana

Does my Delaware company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Delaware 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 Delaware corporations once the form is approved.

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

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Louisiana?

$229 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Delaware and $30 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

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

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

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

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Delaware?

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

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