Indiana

Foreign registration · no form number

Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

A corporation formed in Indiana that wants to do business in Washington files an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Indiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Indiana vs Washington: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$15	$200 at order (filing fee $180 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 Washington
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Indiana companies register with Washington

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Washington accepts it within 60 days of Indiana's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Indiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Indiana's certificate is in hand, Washington's filing goes in. Once Washington approves it, the Indiana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Indiana to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$414

Will your Indiana name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and Indiana

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Indiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Washington

An LLC formed in Indiana files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about Washington

Does my Indiana company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Washington calls it registration for Indiana corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $414 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Washington?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Washington's report ($70).

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Indiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Indiana's Business Entity Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Indiana companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Indiana's filings.

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