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Foreign registration · Form LLC-5

Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in California

An LLC formed in Indiana that wants to do business in California files Form LLC-5, with $70 in state fees. California also wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities from your Indiana records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Indiana and California side by side

	Indiana formed here	California registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form LLC-5
State fee	$15	$70 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with California
Paid expedite		24-hour $350, same-day $750
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	California Secretary of State, Business Entities
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.ca.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our California agent for service of process

How Indiana companies register with California

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our California order. California accepts it within 180 days of Indiana's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC-5
It lists us as your California agent for service of process, next to your Indiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Indiana certificate comes first; then the California filing goes in. After approval, your Indiana LLC is registered with California.

California costs for Indiana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$70
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of California agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$284

California's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Indiana name and California's rules

California accepts your Indiana name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Indiana name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another California company uses the Indiana name, an alternate name is allowed. California can hold a name for 60 days for $10 before you file.

Your California agent and the Indiana one

California calls it an agent for service of process; Indiana says registered agent. California papers come to us; Indiana's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: California and Indiana

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

LLC or corporation, Indiana to California

A corporation formed in Indiana files Form S&DC-S/N with California ($100 in state fees). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: California into Indiana

An LLC formed in California that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about California

Does my Indiana company need to register in California?

Yes, once an Indiana business operates there; California law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the California registration cost?

$269 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $284 in all (checkout is $70 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: California wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no more than 180 days old at filing.

How long does the California registration take?

California's online processing takes 5 days or less, once Indiana's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: 24-hour $350, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and California?

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

What if I don't register with California?

An Indiana company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does California require a registered agent?

Yes: the Indiana registered agent stays, and ours covers California for year one.

Will California accept my Indiana name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Indiana name at home. California names must include limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new California LLC instead?

Yes, but Indiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20), and the original keeps Indiana's Business Entity Report.

How do I withdraw from California later?

Indiana companies leave by filing Form LLC-4/7 (no state fee); until then, California's report stays due alongside Indiana's filings.

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