Minnesota

Foreign registration · Form 326

Minnesota Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

A corporation formed in Minnesota that wants to do business in Louisiana files Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Minnesota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Minnesota and Louisiana each ask for

	Minnesota formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$160 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	December 31	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From Minnesota to Louisiana, step by step

We prepare and file Form 326
It names us as your Louisiana registered agent, with your Minnesota name and formation date. If Louisiana wants the Minnesota certificate, it is ordered first. Once Louisiana approves it, the Minnesota company can do business there.

Your Minnesota name and Louisiana's rules

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

Agents: Louisiana and Minnesota

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

Staying in good standing in Minnesota and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus Louisiana comes to $179 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Minnesota files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Louisiana into Minnesota

A corporation formed in Louisiana that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $220 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to Louisiana

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Minnesota business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Louisiana?

$179 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $30 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Minnesota company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

Yes, but Minnesota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30), and the original keeps Minnesota's Annual Renewal.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Minnesota?

It files Minnesota's registration with $220 in state fees.

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