Indiana

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Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, an LLC formed in Indiana registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Indiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Indiana vs Connecticut: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$15	$120 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Indiana to Connecticut, step by step

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. Connecticut counts 90 days from the day Indiana issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Indiana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Indiana certificate comes first; then the Connecticut filing goes in. After approval, your Indiana LLC is registered with Connecticut.

First-year cost, Indiana to Connecticut

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$334

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

Will your Indiana name work for Connecticut?

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

Agents: Connecticut and Indiana

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Indiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($80). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Connecticut

A corporation formed in Indiana files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Connecticut into Indiana

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about Connecticut

Does my Indiana company need to register in Connecticut?

Yes, once an Indiana business operates there; Connecticut registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does it cost to register an Indiana LLC in Connecticut?

$319 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $334 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Connecticut?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Connecticut's report ($80).

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge an Indiana company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but Indiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps Indiana's Business Entity Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Indiana companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Indiana's filings.

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