Indiana

Foreign registration · State Form 56369

Iowa LLC Foreign Registration in Indiana

Indiana registers an LLC from Iowa as a foreign LLC on State Form 56369, with $105 in state fees. Indiana also asks for Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Iowa records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Iowa and Indiana side by side

	Iowa formed here	Indiana registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence	State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$105 at order
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed with Indiana
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	in.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $30, every two years	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years
Due	April 1 of odd-numbered years	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our Indiana registered agent

From Iowa to Indiana, step by step

Order the Iowa certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Iowa separately; it is not part of our Indiana order. An instant Iowa certificate reaches Indiana only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file State Form 56369
It lists us as your Indiana registered agent, next to your Iowa name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Iowa issues the certificate instantly, so the Indiana filing can go in the same day. Once Indiana approves it, the Iowa company can do business there.

Indiana costs for Iowa companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Existence, paid to Iowa	$5
Our service, with a year of Indiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Iowa certificate included	$309

Will your Iowa name work for Indiana?

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

Your Indiana agent and the Iowa one

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

Yearly filings: Indiana and Iowa

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30); Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Indiana into Iowa

An LLC formed in Indiana that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0010 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Iowa owners ask about Indiana

Does my Iowa company need to register in Indiana?

Yes, once an Iowa business operates there; Indiana law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$304 at checkout plus $5 to Iowa for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Iowa's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Indiana wants Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Indiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($30, every two years) and Indiana's report ($32, every two years).

What if I don't register with Indiana?

An Iowa company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Indiana can add a civil penalty of up to $10,000.

Does Indiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Indiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Iowa keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32), and the original keeps Iowa's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Indiana later?

Iowa companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Indiana's report stays due alongside Iowa's filings.

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