Indiana

Foreign registration · State Form 56369

California LLC Foreign Registration in Indiana

Indiana registers an LLC from California as a foreign LLC on State Form 56369, with $105 in state fees. Indiana also asks for California's Certificate of Status ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your California records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

California vs Indiana: the paperwork

	California formed here	Indiana registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$105 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed with Indiana
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	in.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years
Due	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Indiana registered agent

From California to Indiana, step by step

Order the California certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from California separately; it is not part of our Indiana order. An instant California 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 California name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from California delays the Indiana filing. Once Indiana approves it, the California company can do business there.

Indiana costs for California companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Status, paid to California	$5
Our service, with a year of Indiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, California certificate included	$309

Your California name and Indiana's rules

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

Agents: Indiana and California

Indiana calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for California; ours takes Indiana's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Indiana and California

California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20); Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering an Indiana company in California

An LLC formed in Indiana that registers with California files Form LLC-5 with $70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions California owners ask about Indiana

Does my California company need to register in Indiana?

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

How much does it cost to register a California LLC in Indiana?

$304 at checkout plus $5 to California for the Certificate of Status, $309 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Indiana wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for California and Indiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($20, every two years) and Indiana's report ($32, every two years).

What if I don't register with Indiana?

A California 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 California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Indiana for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Indiana LLC instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12).

How do I withdraw from Indiana later?

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

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