Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

A corporation formed in Indiana that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Indiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Indiana vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$15	$145 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.nd.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	May 15
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Indiana companies register with North Dakota

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

Will your Indiana name work for North Dakota?

North Dakota accepts your Indiana name if it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. We check your exact Indiana name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Agents: North Dakota and Indiana

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and North Dakota

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

LLC or corporation, Indiana to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Indiana files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Indiana company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the North Dakota registration cost?

$344 at checkout; North Dakota may also want Indiana's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and North Dakota?

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

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Indiana name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them.

Can I form a new North Dakota corporation instead?

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

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