Foreign registration · Form 0012

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Louisiana that wants to do business in Oklahoma files Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Louisiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Louisiana and Oklahoma each ask for

	Louisiana formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$25	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From Louisiana to Oklahoma, step by step

We prepare and file Form 0012
It names us as your Oklahoma registered agent, with your Louisiana name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Louisiana certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Louisiana corporation is registered with Oklahoma.

Your Louisiana name and Oklahoma's rules

We search Oklahoma's records for Louisiana's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Oklahoma and Louisiana

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

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Oklahoma comes to $189 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Louisiana files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oklahoma company in Louisiana

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

Common questions: Louisiana to Oklahoma

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Oklahoma?

$189 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Louisiana company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Louisiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Louisiana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

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

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