Foreign registration · Form 326

Oregon Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

To do business in Louisiana, a corporation formed in Oregon registers there on Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division using your Oregon records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Oregon and Louisiana each ask for

	Oregon formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$160 at order
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	Anniversary of incorporation, every year	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From Oregon to Louisiana, step by step

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

Your Oregon name and Louisiana's rules

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

Agents: Louisiana and Oregon

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Oregon

Each year your corporation files Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Oregon plus Louisiana comes to $279 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Oregon files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Louisiana company in Oregon

A corporation formed in Louisiana that registers with Oregon files Form 50 with $275 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Oregon owners ask about Louisiana

Does my Oregon company need to register in Louisiana?

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

How much does it cost to register an Oregon corporation in Louisiana?

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want Oregon's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Louisiana?

$279 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to Oregon and $30 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

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

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

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

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Oregon?

It files Form 50 with $275 in state fees.

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