Foreign registration · no form number

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

To do business in Nebraska, a corporation formed in Louisiana registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Louisiana records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Louisiana and Nebraska side by side

	Louisiana formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$25	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

From Louisiana to Nebraska, step by step

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the Louisiana certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, next to your Louisiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Louisiana's certificate is in hand, Nebraska's filing goes in. After approval, your Louisiana corporation is registered with Nebraska.

Nebraska costs for Louisiana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Louisiana	$25
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Louisiana certificate included	$334

Your Louisiana name and Nebraska's rules

If Nebraska's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Louisiana company. We check your exact Louisiana name against Nebraska's records before filing.

Agents: Nebraska and Louisiana

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Louisiana says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Louisiana; ours takes Nebraska's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Louisiana and Nebraska

Louisiana wants the Annual Report every year ($30); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nebraska into Louisiana

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

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Nebraska

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Nebraska registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $25 to Louisiana for the Certificate of Good Standing, $334 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants it ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Louisiana's report ($30) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A Louisiana company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska accept my Louisiana name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Louisiana name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Louisiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps Louisiana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Louisiana companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Louisiana's filings.

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