Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Maine

Maine registers a corporation from Indiana as a foreign corporation on Form MBCA-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine may ask for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions from your Indiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Indiana and Maine each ask for

	Indiana formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form MBCA-12, Application for Authority to do Business
State fee	$15	$250 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	maine.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	June 1
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Indiana companies register with Maine

We prepare and file Form MBCA-12
It names us as your Maine registered agent, with your Indiana name and formation date. If Maine wants the Indiana certificate, it is ordered first. Once Maine approves it, the Indiana company can do business there.

Will your Indiana name work for Maine?

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

Your Maine agent and the Indiana one

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Maine

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($150). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Maine

An LLC formed in Indiana files Form MLLC-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Maine

Does my Indiana company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once an Indiana business operates there; Maine law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Maine issues one to Indiana corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Maine registration cost?

$499 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Maine may also want Indiana's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite, plus time for Indiana's certificate if Maine asks for it. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Maine?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Maine's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Maine?

An Indiana company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Maine can add up to $500 for each year or part of a year.

Does Maine require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maine corporation instead?

Yes, but Indiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maine's Annual Report ($85), and the original keeps Indiana's Business Entity Report.

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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