Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, a corporation formed in Indiana registers there on a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Indiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Indiana vs Delaware: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$15	$245 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	June 30
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Indiana companies register with Delaware

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

Will your Indiana name work for Delaware?

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Agents: Delaware and Indiana

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Delaware

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Delaware wants the Foreign Corporation Annual Report every year ($125). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Delaware

An LLC formed in Indiana files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about Delaware

Does my Indiana company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for Indiana corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Indiana's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Delaware?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Delaware's report ($125).

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the Indiana registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but Indiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps Indiana's Business Entity Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

Indiana companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation; until then, Delaware'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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