Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

To do business in Oklahoma, a corporation formed in Indiana registers there on Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department using your Indiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Indiana vs Oklahoma: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$15	$312 at order (filing fee $300 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 Oklahoma
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From Indiana to Oklahoma, step by step

We prepare and file Form 0012
It lists us as your Oklahoma registered agent, next to your Indiana name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Indiana certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oklahoma approves it, the Indiana company can do business there.

Your Indiana name and Oklahoma's rules

We check your exact Indiana name against Oklahoma's records before filing.

Agents: Oklahoma and Indiana

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

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and Indiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Oklahoma wants the Annual Certificate every year ($10). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Indiana files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my Indiana company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Oklahoma calls it qualification for Indiana corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Indiana's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Oklahoma?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Oklahoma's report ($10).

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

An Indiana company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

Yes: the Indiana registered agent stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Indiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Indiana's Business Entity Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

Indiana companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Corporation); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside Indiana's filings.

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