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Indiana

Foreign registration · State Form 56369

Alabama LLC Foreign Registration in Indiana

Indiana registers an LLC from Alabama as a foreign LLC on State Form 56369, with $105 in state fees. Indiana also asks for Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Alabama records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Alabama vs Indiana: the paperwork

	Alabama formed here	Indiana registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$105 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed with Indiana
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	in.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years
Due		Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Indiana registered agent

From Alabama to Indiana, step by step

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our Indiana order. An instant Alabama certificate reaches Indiana only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file State Form 56369
It names us as your Indiana registered agent, with your Alabama name and formation date and the certificate attached. Alabama issues the certificate instantly, so the Indiana filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Alabama LLC is registered with Indiana.

Indiana costs for Alabama companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of Indiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$329

Your Alabama name and Indiana's rules

We search Indiana's records for Alabama's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Indiana agent and the Alabama one

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

Yearly filings: Indiana and Alabama

Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year; Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Indiana into Alabama

An LLC formed in Indiana that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees; no Indiana certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Alabama to Indiana

Does my Alabama company need to register in Indiana?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Indiana law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Indiana registration cost?

$304 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $329 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Indiana wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Indiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Indiana's report ($32, every two years).

What if I don't register with Indiana?

An Alabama company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Indiana can add a civil penalty of up to $10,000.

Does Indiana require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alabama registered agent stays, and ours covers Indiana for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Indiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32), and the original keeps Alabama's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Indiana later?

Alabama companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Indiana's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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