Foreign registration · no form number

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, a corporation formed in Louisiana registers there on a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Louisiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Louisiana and Delaware side by side

	Louisiana formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$25	$245 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.la.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	June 30
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Louisiana companies register with Delaware

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Delaware registered agent, next to your Louisiana name and formation date. If Delaware wants the Louisiana certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Louisiana corporation is registered with Delaware.

Your Louisiana name and Delaware's rules

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the Louisiana one

Louisiana and Delaware both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Louisiana; ours takes Delaware's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Louisiana and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Delaware comes to $304 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Delaware

An LLC formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Delaware company in Louisiana

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

Common questions: Louisiana to Delaware

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for Louisiana corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register a Louisiana corporation in Delaware?

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Delaware?

$304 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but Louisiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps Louisiana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

Louisiana companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside Louisiana's filings.

What does a Delaware company file to register in Louisiana?

It files Form 326 with $160 in state fees.

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