Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

North Carolina registers a corporation from Indiana as a foreign corporation on Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division using your Indiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Indiana vs North Carolina: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$15	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Indiana companies register with North Carolina

We prepare and file Form B-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your Indiana name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Indiana certificate, it is ordered first. Once North Carolina approves it, the Indiana company can do business there.

Will your Indiana name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Agents: North Carolina and Indiana

Indiana and North Carolina both call it a registered agent. North Carolina papers come to us; Indiana's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Indiana and North Carolina

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Indiana files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about North Carolina

Does my Indiana company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Indiana's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Indiana's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and North Carolina?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and North Carolina's report ($25).

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Indiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Indiana's Business Entity Report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Indiana companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Indiana's filings.

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