Foreign registration · Form 326

Washington Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

To do business in Louisiana, a corporation formed in Washington registers there on Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Washington records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Washington and Louisiana each ask for

	Washington formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$160 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Washington companies register with Louisiana

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

Your Washington name and Louisiana's rules

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

Agents: Louisiana and Washington

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Washington

Each year your corporation files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Louisiana comes to $249 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Washington files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Louisiana into Washington

A corporation formed in Louisiana that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Louisiana

Does my Washington company need to register in Louisiana?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Louisiana?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $70 to Washington and $30 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

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

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

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

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Washington?

It files Washington's registration with $200 in state fees, plus Louisiana's good standing certificate.

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