Foreign registration · Form 326

Pennsylvania Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that wants to do business in Louisiana files Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division using your Pennsylvania records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Pennsylvania and Louisiana each ask for

	Pennsylvania formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$40	$160 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	June 30	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with Louisiana

We prepare and file Form 326
It names us as your Louisiana registered agent, with your Pennsylvania name and formation date. If Louisiana wants the Pennsylvania certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Pennsylvania corporation is registered with Louisiana.

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Louisiana?

We search Louisiana's records for Pennsylvania's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Louisiana agent and the Pennsylvania one

Louisiana calls it a registered agent; Pennsylvania says registered office. Louisiana papers come to us; Pennsylvania's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Louisiana comes to $186 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40)). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Louisiana into Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Louisiana that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Louisiana certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Pennsylvania to Louisiana

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania corporations once the form is approved.

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

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Louisiana?

$186 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $30 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

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

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Louisiana for year one.

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

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

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Pennsylvania?

It files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees.

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