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Indiana foreign qualification fee
Indiana charges $105 to qualify a foreign LLC, paid to the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division with State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement.
The fee, broken down
- State fee
- $105
- Route
- $105 filed online through INBiz ($75 statutory fee plus a $30 enhanced-access fee); $125 on paper.
- Rank
- 19th cheapest of 50
- Against the median
- $37.50 below the median
- With a $199 service
- $304
- Yearly filing after
- Business Entity Report, filed every two years (Indiana Secretary of State), $32 (due: end of your anniversary month, every other year)
Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Indiana (2026)
- 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $105 state fee = $304; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
- 2. IN Registered Agent.org $199 + the $105 state fee = $304; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
- 3. Indiana Registered Agent.co $199 + the $105 state fee = $304; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
Service prices read from each provider’s Indiana page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division.
What the fee buys
The fee pays for the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division to review and file State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement. The application needs a certificate from your home state (certificate of existence (commonly called a certificate of good standing), no older than 60 days), which your home state charges for separately. File through the state office.
Indiana fee questions
What is the Indiana foreign qualification fee?
$105 for an LLC. $105 filed online through INBiz ($75 statutory fee plus a $30 enhanced-access fee); $125 on paper.
Is Indiana expensive to qualify in?
It ranks 19th of 50 from the cheapest, $37.50 below the median of $142.50.
What will I pay each year after qualifying in Indiana?
Business Entity Report, filed every two years (Indiana Secretary of State), $32 (due: end of your anniversary month, every other year), plus your registered agent.
Where the figures come from
- Indiana Code 23-0.5-9-26, foreign registration statement fee ($75 electronic, $125 other): iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_23/Article_0.5/Chapter_9.pdf, checked October 28, 2026
- 75 IAC 8-3-6, $30 enhanced access fee on an electronic foreign registration statement (read via Firecrawl gov index): iar.iga.in.gov/code/current/75/8, checked October 28, 2026
- Indiana Secretary of State business forms: www.in.gov/sos/business/division-forms/business-forms/, checked October 8, 2026
- Indiana Code 23-0.5-5, registration of foreign entities: iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_23/Article_0.5/Chapter_5.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- Indiana Code 23-0.5-4, registered agents: iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_23/Article_0.5/Chapter_4.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- INBiz Business Entity Report: inbiz.in.gov/business-filings/business-entityreport, checked October 8, 2026