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Foreign registration · Form FBE

Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Kentucky

To do business in Kentucky, an LLC formed in Indiana registers there on Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky needs nothing from Indiana: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings using your Indiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Indiana and Kentucky each ask for

	Indiana formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	$15	$90 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Kentucky
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

From Indiana to Kentucky, step by step

We prepare and file Form FBE
It names us as your Kentucky registered agent, with your Indiana name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Indiana first, so the Kentucky filing can go in right away. Once Kentucky approves it, the Indiana company can do business there.

Will your Indiana name work for Kentucky?

We check your exact Indiana name against Kentucky's records before filing.

Your Kentucky agent and the Indiana one

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

Yearly filings: Kentucky and Indiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Kentucky wants the Annual Report every year ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Kentucky

A corporation formed in Indiana files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Kentucky into Indiana

An LLC formed in Kentucky that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about Kentucky

Does my Indiana company need to register in Kentucky?

Yes, once an Indiana business operates there; Kentucky law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay Indiana.

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from Indiana first.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Kentucky?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Kentucky's report ($15).

What if I don't register with Kentucky?

An Indiana company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Kentucky can add a penalty of $2 a day.

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kentucky LLC instead?

Yes, but Indiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and the original keeps Indiana's Business Entity Report.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

Indiana companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity) ($40); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside Indiana's filings.

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