Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

Louisiana registers a corporation from Indiana as a foreign corporation on Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Indiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Indiana and Louisiana each ask for

	Indiana formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$15	$160 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From Indiana to Louisiana, step by step

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

Will your Indiana name work for Louisiana?

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

Your Louisiana agent and the Indiana one

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Louisiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Louisiana wants the Annual Report every year ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Indiana files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Louisiana

Does my Indiana company need to register in Louisiana?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Louisiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Louisiana's report ($30).

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

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

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

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

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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