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Foreign registration · State Form 56369

Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Indiana

To do business in Indiana, an LLC formed in Tennessee registers there on State Form 56369, with $105 in state fees. Indiana also wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Tennessee records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Tennessee vs Indiana: the paperwork

	Tennessee formed here	Indiana registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$105 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Indiana
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	in.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years
Due		Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Indiana registered agent

From Tennessee to Indiana, step by step

Order the Tennessee certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Tennessee separately; it is not part of our Indiana order. Indiana counts 60 days from the day Tennessee issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file State Form 56369
It lists us as your Indiana registered agent, next to your Tennessee name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Tennessee certificate comes first; then the Indiana filing goes in. Once Indiana approves it, the Tennessee company can do business there.

Indiana costs for Tennessee companies

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

Your Tennessee name and Indiana's rules

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

Agents: Indiana and Tennessee

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

Yearly filings: Indiana and Tennessee

Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($300); 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 Tennessee

An LLC formed in Indiana that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Indiana

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Indiana?

Yes, once a Tennessee 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 $20 to Tennessee for the Certificate of Existence, $324 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Indiana wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Indiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Tennessee's report ($300) and Indiana's report ($32, every two years).

What if I don't register with Indiana?

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

How do I withdraw from Indiana later?

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

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