Indiana

Foreign registration · State Form 56369

South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Indiana

To do business in Indiana, an LLC formed in South Dakota registers there on State Form 56369, with $105 in state fees. Indiana also asks for South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your South Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What South Dakota and Indiana each ask for

	South Dakota formed here	Indiana registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$105 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Indiana
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	in.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Indiana registered agent

From South Dakota to Indiana, step by step

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Indiana order. Indiana accepts it within 60 days of South Dakota'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 South Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once South Dakota's certificate is in hand, Indiana's filing goes in. Once Indiana approves it, the South Dakota company can do business there.

First-year cost, South Dakota to Indiana

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, paid to South Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Indiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Dakota certificate included	$324

Will your South Dakota name work for Indiana?

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

Your Indiana agent and the South Dakota one

South Dakota and Indiana both call it a registered agent. Indiana papers come to us; South Dakota's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and Indiana

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($55); 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 South Dakota

An LLC formed in Indiana that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Indiana

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Indiana?

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

How much does it cost to register a South Dakota LLC in Indiana?

$304 at checkout plus $20 to South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $324 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need South Dakota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Indiana wants it ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Indiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota's report ($55) and Indiana's report ($32, every two years).

What if I don't register with Indiana?

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

How do I withdraw from Indiana later?

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

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