Foreign registration · no form number

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

Connecticut registers a corporation from Louisiana as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Louisiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Louisiana and Connecticut each ask for

	Louisiana formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$385 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

How Louisiana companies register with Connecticut

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

Your Louisiana name and Connecticut's rules

We check your exact Louisiana name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Agents: Connecticut and Louisiana

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

Staying in good standing in Louisiana and Connecticut

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Connecticut comes to $614 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Louisiana

A corporation formed in Connecticut that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Connecticut

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Connecticut?

Yes, once a Louisiana business operates there; Connecticut registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to Louisiana corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Connecticut?

$614 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the Louisiana registered agent stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Louisiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Louisiana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Louisiana companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Louisiana's filings.

What does a Connecticut company file to register in Louisiana?

It files Form 326 with $160 in state fees.

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