Foreign registration · Form 326

New Jersey Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

To do business in Louisiana, a corporation formed in New Jersey registers there on Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your New Jersey records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Jersey vs Louisiana: the paperwork

	New Jersey formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$160 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	nj.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How New Jersey companies register with Louisiana

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

Your New Jersey name and Louisiana's rules

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

Agents: Louisiana and New Jersey

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

Staying in good standing in New Jersey and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Louisiana comes to $254 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Louisiana

An LLC formed in New Jersey files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50)). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Louisiana into New Jersey

A corporation formed in Louisiana that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25). See that filing.

Common questions: New Jersey to Louisiana

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a New Jersey 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 New Jersey corporations once the form is approved.

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

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want New Jersey's Standing Certificate, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Louisiana?

$254 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $30 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A New Jersey company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

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

What does a Louisiana company file to register in New Jersey?

It files New Jersey's registration with $100 in state fees, plus Louisiana's good standing certificate.

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