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Foreign registration · no form number

Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in South Dakota

A corporation formed in Indiana that wants to do business in South Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants 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 South Dakota: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$15	$750 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

From Indiana to South Dakota, step by step

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Indiana certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your South Dakota registered agent, next to your Indiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Indiana certificate comes first; then the South Dakota filing goes in. After approval, your Indiana corporation is registered with South Dakota.

First-year cost, Indiana to South Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$964

South Dakota's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Indiana name work for South Dakota?

If South Dakota's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Indiana company. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Dakota agent and the Indiana one

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

Yearly filings: South Dakota and Indiana

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

LLC or corporation, Indiana to South Dakota

An LLC formed in Indiana files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Indiana to South Dakota

Does my Indiana company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once an Indiana business operates there; South Dakota law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Indiana corporation in South Dakota?

$949 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $964 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately, once Indiana's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and South Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and South Dakota's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Dakota?

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

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota 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 South Dakota corporation instead?

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

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