Minnesota

Foreign registration · Form 972

Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

To do business in Louisiana, an LLC formed in Minnesota registers there on Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also wants Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division using your Minnesota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Minnesota and Louisiana each ask for

	Minnesota formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$190 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sos.la.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $35, every year
Due	December 31	On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From Minnesota to Louisiana, step by step

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our Louisiana order. Ordered from Minnesota on filing day, it easily meets Louisiana's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 972
It names us as your Louisiana registered agent, with your Minnesota name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Minnesota delays the Louisiana filing. After approval, your Minnesota LLC is registered with Louisiana.

Louisiana costs for Minnesota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Minnesota	$5
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Minnesota certificate included	$394

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

Will your Minnesota name work for Louisiana?

We search Louisiana's records for Minnesota's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Louisiana agent and the Minnesota one

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus Louisiana comes to $184 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Louisiana

A corporation formed in Minnesota files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Louisiana into Minnesota

An LLC formed in Louisiana that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no Louisiana certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to Louisiana

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Minnesota business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$389 at checkout plus $5 to Minnesota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $394 in all (checkout is $190 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Louisiana wants it ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Louisiana?

$184 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $35 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Minnesota company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Louisiana can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Minnesota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40), and the original keeps Minnesota's Annual Renewal.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Minnesota?

It files Minnesota's registration with $205 in state fees.

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