Foreign registration · Form 326

Idaho Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

A corporation formed in Idaho that wants to do business in Louisiana files Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division using your Idaho records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Idaho and Louisiana each ask for

	Idaho formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$160 at order
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Idaho companies register with Louisiana

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

Will your Idaho name work for Louisiana?

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

Agents: Louisiana and Idaho

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Idaho

Each year your corporation files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Idaho plus Louisiana comes to $179 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Idaho files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Louisiana into Idaho

A corporation formed in Louisiana that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Idaho to Louisiana

Does my Idaho company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once an Idaho 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 Idaho corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register an Idaho corporation in Louisiana?

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

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Louisiana?

$179 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Idaho and $30 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

An Idaho company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

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

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Idaho?

It files Idaho's registration with $103.50 in state fees.

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