Indiana

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Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, an LLC formed in Indiana registers there on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Indiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Indiana vs Delaware: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$15	$200 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Indiana to Delaware, step by step

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

First-year cost, Indiana to Delaware

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$414

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

Your Indiana name and Delaware's rules

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Agents: Delaware and Indiana

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Indiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Delaware wants the Annual LLC Tax every year ($300). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Delaware

A corporation formed in Indiana files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Delaware into Indiana

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

Questions Indiana owners ask about Delaware

Does my Indiana company need to register in Delaware?

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

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

$399 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $414 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Delaware?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Delaware's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Delaware?

An Indiana company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Delaware can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Delaware LLC instead?

Yes, but Indiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400), and the original keeps Indiana's Business Entity Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

Indiana companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside Indiana's filings.

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