Foreign registration · Form 326

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

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

Oklahoma and Louisiana side by side

	Oklahoma formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$160 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	oklahoma.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due		On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From Oklahoma to Louisiana, step by step

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

Your Oklahoma name and Louisiana's rules

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

Your Louisiana agent and the Oklahoma one

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Oklahoma

Oklahoma has no annual report for corporations; Louisiana wants the Annual Report every year ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Louisiana company in Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Louisiana that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0012 with $312 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Oklahoma to Louisiana

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once an Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Louisiana registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Louisiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Oklahoma yearly report and Louisiana's report ($30).

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

An Oklahoma company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30), and Oklahoma has no yearly report for the original.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Oklahoma?

It files Form 0012 with $312 in state fees.

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