Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, a corporation formed in Indiana registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Indiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Indiana vs Connecticut: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$15	$385 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Indiana to Connecticut, step by step

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

Your Indiana name and Connecticut's rules

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

Your Connecticut agent and the Indiana one

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Indiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($435). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Indiana files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Connecticut

Does my Indiana company need to register in Connecticut?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Indiana corporation in Connecticut?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Indiana's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Connecticut?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Connecticut's report ($435).

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

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

How do I get an Indiana certificate of good standing?

Indiana issues the Certificate of Existence online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list ($15).

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