Foreign LLC Registration, Indiana (2026): 5 Procedures and the 3 Best Services
Result for 2026: registering an LLC formed elsewhere in Indiana is best served by Mainstay Filing ($199), Indiana Registered Agent.co ($199) and IN Registered Agent.org ($199), ranked in that order. Indiana charges $105 for foreign registration, and 5 procedures describe the process.
Recorded by the Business Basics Lab staff ·
The short version
State fee to register
$105Observed at iar.iga.in.gov; entry dated October 2026
Home certificate
60 daysHow recent it must be
Upkeep filing
$32Business Entity Report, filed every two years
State cost, years 1 to 3
$137Registration, reports and any minimum tax
Sheet procedures
5Listed below
You will be able to
Which LLCs must register
The filing, its fee and its office
What it costs to stay registered
How the readings compare
Best reading
The Indiana results
Measured on the method page: three-year cost (36%), procedures performed (28%), renewal, fit with Indiana's protocol and price legibility.
Best overall
1. Mainstay Filing: best for repeated registrations
$199 to register, $149 yearly
Mainstay Filing reads highest, and the reason is that a $199 service fee plus Indiana's own fee, then $149 a year for the agent.
Indiana Registered Agent.co measures $100 lower over three years; this service still reads higher because it performs more of the sheet.
Agent service after the first year is $149 a year.
Company prices as posted on November 13, 2026. Every row needs the $105 state fee added.
The Indiana registration, in sequence
Procedure1
Procedure 1: Is Indiana registration required?
When an out-of-state LLC does business in Indiana, it first registers as a foreign LLC. Skipping registration has recorded consequences: Indiana courts do not admit claims from an unregistered LLC (IC 23-0.5-5-2(b)). Signed contracts keep their force (IC 23-0.5-5-2(c)).
Specimen: Observed at inbiz.in.gov; entry dated October 2026
Procedure2
Procedure 2: Collect the document from the home state
Indiana requires certificate of existence (commonly called a certificate of good standing), from the previous 60 days.
TipRequest it close to the filing date.
Procedure3
Procedure 3: Arrange an Indiana registered agent
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a physical street address in Indiana. P.O. boxes are not accepted.
Specimen: Observed at faqs.in.gov; entry dated October 2026
Procedure4
Procedure 4: Complete and lodge the Foreign Registration Statement
the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division accepts the form together with the $105 fee.
Specimen: Observed at iar.iga.in.gov; entry dated October 2026
Procedure5
Procedure 5: Maintain the registration
Registration stays active by filing the Business Entity Report, filed every two years for $32, end of your anniversary month, every other year.
Indiana costs by procedure
Cost item
Payee
Cost
Registering the LLC
Payable to the state
$105
Business Entity Report, filed every two years
Payable to the state
$32
Filing service (optional)
The service
$199 in year one
Three-year state total
Payable to the state
$137
Figures paid to Indiana are its published fees, with the specimens listed beneath the table; each service row is that company's own price. The three-year state row sums the filing, the year-two report, the year-three report and any minimum tax.
How the Indiana results were ordered
prevailed on procedures the price performs (28% of the reading), with close behind.
Because the LLC came from another state and now works in this one, a single provider spanning both measured best.
Common questions
What does an LLC from another state pay to register in Indiana?
$105 for the filing. Add $199 if a service is engaged.
Which form do I file to register?
Foreign LLCs file this form with the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division.
Do I need a certificate from my home state?
Yes: certificate of existence (commonly called a certificate of good standing), issued within 60 days of filing.
What if the LLC does business there without registering?
Indiana courts do not admit claims from an unregistered LLC (IC 23-0.5-5-2(b)). Signed contracts keep their force (IC 23-0.5-5-2(c)).
What is due after registering?
The filing that follows is the Business Entity Report, filed every two years at $32.
Which service should handle the registration?
The order of the readings is Mainstay Filing, Indiana Registered Agent.co and IN Registered Agent.org. Mainstay Filing is first because registration measures $199 plus state fees, with year one of the registered agent at no cost.