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Foreign registration · State Form 56369

Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in Indiana

Indiana registers an LLC from Louisiana as a foreign LLC on State Form 56369, with $105 in state fees. Indiana also wants Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Louisiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Louisiana vs Indiana: the paperwork

	Louisiana formed here	Indiana registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$105 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with Indiana
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	in.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Indiana registered agent

How Louisiana companies register with Indiana

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our Indiana order. Indiana accepts it within 60 days of Louisiana's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file State Form 56369
It lists us as your Indiana registered agent, next to your Louisiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Louisiana certificate comes first; then the Indiana filing goes in. Once Indiana approves it, the Louisiana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Louisiana to Indiana

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Louisiana	$25
Our service, with a year of Indiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Louisiana certificate included	$329

Your Louisiana name and Indiana's rules

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

Your Indiana agent and the Louisiana one

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

Yearly filings: Indiana and Louisiana

Louisiana wants the Annual Report every year ($40); Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Indiana into Louisiana

An LLC formed in Indiana that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Louisiana to Indiana

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Indiana?

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

How much does the Indiana registration cost?

$304 at checkout plus $25 to Louisiana for the Certificate of Good Standing, $329 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Indiana wants it ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Indiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Louisiana's report ($40) and Indiana's report ($32, every two years).

What if I don't register with Indiana?

A Louisiana 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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32), and the original keeps Louisiana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Indiana later?

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

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