Indiana

Foreign registration · no form number

Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

Nebraska registers a corporation from Indiana as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Indiana records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Indiana and Nebraska side by side

	Indiana formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$15	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

From Indiana to Nebraska, step by step

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the Indiana certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, with your Indiana name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Indiana's certificate is in hand, Nebraska's filing goes in. After approval, your Indiana corporation is registered with Nebraska.

Nebraska costs for Indiana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$324

Your Indiana name and Nebraska's rules

If another Nebraska company uses the Indiana name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Indiana name against Nebraska's records before filing.

Agents: Nebraska and Indiana

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Indiana says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Indiana; ours takes Nebraska's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Nebraska

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Indiana files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about Nebraska

Does my Indiana company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Nebraska registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $324 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

An Indiana company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska accept my Indiana name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Indiana name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Indiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps Indiana's Business Entity Report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Indiana companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Indiana's filings.

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