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Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, a corporation formed in Louisiana registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Louisiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Louisiana and Washington each ask for

	Louisiana formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with Washington
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Louisiana companies register with Washington

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Washington counts 60 days from the day Louisiana issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Louisiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Louisiana's certificate is in hand, Washington's filing goes in. Once Washington approves it, the Louisiana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Louisiana to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Louisiana	$25
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Louisiana certificate included	$424

Your Louisiana name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Louisiana one

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Washington comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Washington

An LLC formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Washington into Louisiana

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

Common questions: Louisiana to Washington

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Washington calls it registration for Louisiana corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$399 at checkout plus $25 to Louisiana for the Certificate of Good Standing, $424 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants it ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Washington?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Louisiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Louisiana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Louisiana companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Louisiana's filings.

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