Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

To do business in Minnesota, an LLC formed in Louisiana registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota needs nothing from Louisiana: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Louisiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Louisiana vs Minnesota: the paperwork

	Louisiana formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$25	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization	December 31
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Louisiana companies register with Minnesota

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Minnesota registered agent, next to your Louisiana name and formation date. No Louisiana paperwork holds up the Minnesota filing. After approval, your Louisiana LLC is registered with Minnesota.

Will your Louisiana name work for Minnesota?

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

Your Minnesota agent and the Louisiana one

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

Yearly filings: Minnesota and Louisiana

Each year your LLC files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Minnesota comes to $189 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in Louisiana

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Minnesota

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Louisiana business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a Louisiana LLC in Minnesota?

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay Louisiana.

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

No, Minnesota takes the registration without it.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days; nothing comes from Louisiana first.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Minnesota?

$189 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $40 to Louisiana and nothing to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Louisiana company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Louisiana registered agent stays, and ours covers Minnesota for year one.

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

Yes, but Louisiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Louisiana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Louisiana companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Limited Liability Company ($35); until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Louisiana's filings.

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