Foreign registration · Form 972

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

Louisiana registers an LLC from New Jersey as a foreign LLC on Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division using your New Jersey records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Jersey vs Louisiana: the paperwork

	New Jersey formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$190 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	nj.gov	sos.la.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $35, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year	On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How New Jersey companies register with Louisiana

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($50) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our Louisiana order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Louisiana accepts it within 90 days of New Jersey's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 972
It lists us as your Louisiana registered agent, next to your New Jersey name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once New Jersey's certificate is in hand, Louisiana's filing goes in. Once Louisiana approves it, the New Jersey company can do business there.

First-year cost, New Jersey to Louisiana

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Standing Certificate, paid to New Jersey	$50
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Jersey certificate included	$439

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

Your New Jersey name and Louisiana's rules

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

Agents: Louisiana and New Jersey

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Louisiana comes to $259 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Louisiana

A corporation formed in New Jersey files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Louisiana company in New Jersey

An LLC formed in Louisiana that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25). See that filing.

Common questions: New Jersey to Louisiana

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Louisiana?

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

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

$389 at checkout plus $50 to New Jersey for the Standing Certificate, $439 in all (checkout is $190 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need New Jersey's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Louisiana wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Louisiana?

$259 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $35 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A New Jersey 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 New Jersey registered agent stays, and ours covers Louisiana for year one.

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

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

What does a Louisiana company file to register in New Jersey?

It files New Jersey's registration with $100 in state fees, plus Louisiana's good standing certificate.

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