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Foreign registration · State Form 56369

Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in Indiana

An LLC formed in Delaware that wants to do business in Indiana files State Form 56369, with $105 in state fees. Indiana also wants Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Delaware records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Delaware vs Indiana: the paperwork

	Delaware formed here	Indiana registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$50	$105 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed with Indiana
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	in.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years
Due	On or before June 1	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Indiana registered agent

How Delaware companies register with Indiana

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our Indiana order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). Delaware mails it, and Indiana counts the 60 days from issue, so it is ordered with transit in mind.
We prepare and file State Form 56369
It lists us as your Indiana registered agent, next to your Delaware name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Delaware certificate takes days to arrive, so the Indiana filing waits for it. After approval, your Delaware LLC is registered with Indiana.

First-year cost, Delaware to Indiana

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Delaware	$50
Our service, with a year of Indiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Delaware certificate included	$354

Your Delaware name and Indiana's rules

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

Your Indiana agent and the Delaware one

Delaware and Indiana both call it a registered agent. Indiana papers come to us; Delaware's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Delaware and Indiana

Delaware wants the Annual LLC Tax every year ($400); Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Indiana into Delaware

An LLC formed in Indiana that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about Indiana

Does my Delaware company need to register in Indiana?

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

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

$304 at checkout plus $50 to Delaware for the Certificate of Good Standing, $354 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Indiana wants it ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Indiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Delaware's report ($400) and Indiana's report ($32, every two years).

What if I don't register with Indiana?

A Delaware 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 Delaware 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 Delaware keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32), and the original keeps Delaware's Annual LLC Tax.

How do I withdraw from Indiana later?

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

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