Indiana

North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form L-09

Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in North Carolina

North Carolina registers an LLC from Indiana as a foreign LLC on Form L-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina also wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division using your Indiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Indiana vs North Carolina: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form L-09
State fee	$15	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sosnc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $200, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	April 15
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

From Indiana to North Carolina, step by step

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our North Carolina order. North Carolina counts 180 days from the day Indiana issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form L-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your Indiana name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Indiana's certificate is in hand, North Carolina's filing goes in. Once North Carolina approves it, the Indiana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Indiana to North Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$253
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of North Carolina registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$467

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

Will your Indiana name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina 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. North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Agents: North Carolina and Indiana

Indiana and North Carolina both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Indiana; ours takes North Carolina's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Indiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($200). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to North Carolina

A corporation formed in Indiana files Form B-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Carolina into Indiana

An LLC formed in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

Does my Indiana company need to register in North Carolina?

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

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

$452 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $467 in all (checkout is $253 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, once Indiana's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and North Carolina?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and North Carolina's report ($200).

What if I don't register with North Carolina?

An Indiana company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and North Carolina can add a penalty of $10 a day, up to $1,000 a year.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Will North Carolina accept my Indiana name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new North Carolina LLC instead?

Yes, but Indiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203), and the original keeps Indiana's Business Entity Report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Indiana companies leave by filing Form L-14, Application for Certificate of Withdrawal ($10); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Indiana's filings.

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