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An out-of-state LLC in Indiana

If your out-of-state LLC does business in Indiana, it registers with the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division for a fee of $105.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in Indiana, and Indiana’s statute is the authority. The law behind it, from the state’s own sources: Indiana Code 23-0.5-5, registration of foreign entities; Indiana Code 23-0.5-4, registered agents. If the answer is not clear, a Indiana attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

  • The application: State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
  • Filed with: Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
  • Fee: $105. $105 filed online through INBiz ($75 statutory fee plus a $30 enhanced-access fee); $125 on paper.
  • Paper from your formation state: Certificate of existence (commonly called a certificate of good standing), no older than 60 days
  • A local agent: A registered agent in Indiana

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Indiana (2026)

Handing the Indiana registration to a service? In order of our preference.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $105 state fee = $304; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. IN Registered Agent.org $199 + the $105 state fee = $304; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Indiana Registered Agent.co $199 + the $105 state fee = $304; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices from each provider’s Indiana page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division.

Where Indiana sits

19th cheapest of 50 at $105, in the band $100 to $149. It is one of 36 states that want paper from the formation state.

Indiana questions

Does an out-of-state LLC have to register in Indiana?

Indiana registers foreign LLCs through the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division. Whether your activity requires it is set by Indiana’s statute, linked below; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $105.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in Indiana?

State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement, with Certificate of existence (commonly called a certificate of good standing), no older than 60 days.

What does it keep up afterward?

Business Entity Report, filed every two years (Indiana Secretary of State), $32 (due: end of your anniversary month, every other year), and a registered agent in the state.

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