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Foreign registration · State Form 56369

North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Indiana

Indiana registers an LLC from North Carolina as a foreign LLC on State Form 56369, with $105 in state fees. Indiana also asks for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your North Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Carolina and Indiana side by side

	North Carolina formed here	Indiana registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$105 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with Indiana
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	in.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years
Due	April 15	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Indiana registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with Indiana

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our Indiana order. Indiana accepts it within 60 days of North Carolina's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file State Form 56369
It names us as your Indiana registered agent, with your North Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once North Carolina's certificate is in hand, Indiana's filing goes in. After approval, your North Carolina LLC is registered with Indiana.

Indiana costs for North Carolina companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Existence, paid to North Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Indiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Carolina certificate included	$314

Will your North Carolina name work for Indiana?

We search Indiana's records for North Carolina's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Indiana and North Carolina

North Carolina and Indiana both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for North Carolina; ours takes Indiana's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Indiana and North Carolina

North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($203); 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 North Carolina

An LLC formed in Indiana that registers with North Carolina files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: North Carolina to Indiana

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Indiana?

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

How much does it cost to register a North Carolina LLC in Indiana?

$304 at checkout plus $10 to North Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $314 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Indiana wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Indiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), North Carolina's report ($203) and Indiana's report ($32, every two years).

What if I don't register with Indiana?

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

How do I withdraw from Indiana later?

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

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