Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Minnesota

Minnesota registers a corporation from Louisiana as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $220 in state fees. Minnesota may ask for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Louisiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Louisiana and Minnesota each ask for

	Louisiana formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation or Cooperative Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$25	$220 at order (filing fee $200 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Annual Renewal, $115, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	December 31
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Louisiana companies register with Minnesota

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

Your Louisiana name and Minnesota's rules

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

Your Minnesota agent and the Louisiana one

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

Staying in good standing in Louisiana and Minnesota

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Minnesota comes to $294 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Minnesota

An LLC formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Minnesota ($205 in state fees; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in Louisiana

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

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Minnesota

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Louisiana business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$419 at checkout; Minnesota may also want Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days, plus time for Louisiana's certificate if Minnesota asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Minnesota?

$294 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $115 to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Louisiana company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Minnesota can add a penalty of $100 for each month and a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota corporation instead?

Yes, but Louisiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Louisiana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Louisiana companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Corporation; until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Louisiana's filings.

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