Indiana

Foreign registration · State Form 56369

Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in Indiana

To do business in Indiana, an LLC formed in Massachusetts registers there on State Form 56369, with $105 in state fees. Indiana also wants Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Massachusetts records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Massachusetts and Indiana side by side

	Massachusetts formed here	Indiana registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$105 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with Indiana
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	in.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Indiana registered agent

From Massachusetts to Indiana, step by step

Order the Massachusetts certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Massachusetts separately; it is not part of our Indiana order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($25). Indiana accepts it within 60 days of Massachusetts'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 Massachusetts name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Massachusetts certificate comes first; then the Indiana filing goes in. Once Indiana approves it, the Massachusetts company can do business there.

Indiana costs for Massachusetts companies

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

Will your Massachusetts name work for Indiana?

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

Your Indiana agent and the Massachusetts one

Indiana calls it a registered agent; Massachusetts says resident agent. Indiana papers come to us; Massachusetts's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Indiana and Massachusetts

Massachusetts wants the Limited Liability Company Annual Report every year ($520); 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 Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Indiana that registers with Massachusetts files Massachusetts's registration (no form number) with $520 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Massachusetts to Indiana

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Indiana?

Yes, once a Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts for the Certificate of Good Standing, $329 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Indiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Massachusetts's report ($520) and Indiana's report ($32, every two years).

What if I don't register with Indiana?

A Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts resident agent stays, and ours covers Indiana for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Indiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Massachusetts keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32), and the original keeps Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Indiana later?

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

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