Foreign registration · Form 326

Florida Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

To do business in Louisiana, a corporation formed in Florida registers there on Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Florida records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Florida and Louisiana each ask for

	Florida formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$8.75	$160 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	May 1	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Florida companies register with Louisiana

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

Your Florida name and Louisiana's rules

We check your exact Florida name against Louisiana's records before filing.

Agents: Louisiana and Florida

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Florida

Each year your corporation files Florida's Annual Report ($150) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus Louisiana comes to $329 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Florida files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Louisiana company in Florida

A corporation formed in Louisiana that registers with Florida files Form CR2E007 with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Florida to Louisiana

Does my Florida company need to register in Louisiana?

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

How much does the Louisiana registration cost?

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want Florida's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Louisiana?

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

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

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

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

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

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Florida?

It files Form CR2E007 with $70 in state fees.

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