Foreign registration · Form 326

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

Louisiana registers a corporation from North Dakota as a foreign corporation on Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division using your North Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Dakota vs Louisiana: the paperwork

	North Dakota formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$160 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	August 1	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From North Dakota to Louisiana, step by step

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

Your North Dakota name and Louisiana's rules

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

Your Louisiana agent and the North Dakota one

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and North Dakota

Each year your corporation files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Louisiana comes to $204 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Louisiana

An LLC formed in North Dakota files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Louisiana into North Dakota

A corporation formed in Louisiana that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $145 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to Louisiana

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a North Dakota 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 North Dakota corporations once the form is approved.

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

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

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Louisiana?

$204 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to North Dakota and $30 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A North Dakota company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

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

What does a Louisiana company file to register in North Dakota?

It files North Dakota's registration with $145 in state fees.

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