Indiana Certificate of Authority / Fees
What the Indiana certificate of authority costs in fees
The Indiana fee for authority to do business is $105 for an LLC filing online and $125 on paper, and a for-profit entity then pays $31 online for each business entity report, due every second year. The online price breaks down into $75 set by statute and $30 of enhanced access charge. What we charge for the work is $199, listed on a line of its own.
Every Indiana charge for a for-profit foreign entity
| What you are doing | Cost through INBiz | Cost on paper |
|---|---|---|
| Becoming registered | $105 | $125 |
| Amending the registration | $20 statutory | $30 |
| Closing the registration | $20 statutory | $30 |
| Reporting in alternate years | $31 | $50 |
| Appointing a new agent | None | None |
| Resigning as an agent | None | None |
For the amendment and the closing statement the table gives the statutory amount; the final figure is confirmed when your filing is prepared.
How the registration figure is built
| Component | Amount | Set by |
|---|---|---|
| Statutory charge for an electronic for-profit filing | $75 | The fees chapter of the Indiana Code |
| Enhanced access charge on that electronic filing | $30 | The Indiana Administrative Code |
| What you pay through INBiz | $105 | The two together |
| Statutory charge when not filed electronically | $125 | The fees chapter of the Indiana Code |
| Extra cost of choosing paper | $20 | Paper total less INBiz total |
Corporations and nonprofits
| Kind of entity | INBiz | Paper |
|---|---|---|
| Business corporation formed elsewhere | $105 | $125 |
| Nonprofit corporation formed elsewhere | $20 statutory | $75 |
The Code gives nonprofit corporations a lower tier. The nonprofit amount above is the statutory one only, and the online total for a nonprofit is confirmed when your filing is prepared.
Three realistic totals
| Path | Indiana total |
|---|---|
| Register through INBiz, then file the first report there | $136 |
| Register on paper, then mail the first report | $175 |
| Register through INBiz, then amend through INBiz | $125 |
| Register through INBiz, then close the registration at the statutory amount | $125 |
What the report costs
The state's page on business entity reports lists $31 online for a for-profit company and $50 by mail; the online total is confirmed when your filing is prepared. A nonprofit is charged $21 through the portal or $20 on a mailed form.
What our fee pays for
Our fee, $199, covers the human work: taking your answers, drafting the statement, ordering the home certificate, entering the agent, sending the filing through INBiz and handing back the state's record together with your report month. The state's amount is added separately. So is the price of the home-state certificate, since each home state sets its own.
Paying the state
The Code allows cards and similar methods and treats the debt as paid only when the office actually receives the money or credit. INBiz takes Apple Pay and Google Pay and can keep several payment methods on file. A fee is not refunded because a filed record is later withdrawn or corrected, so read the statement closely before it is submitted.
Costs the Indiana fee schedule does not cover
Four years in Indiana, priced
An LLC that registers online and later files two reports online pays $105 once and $31 twice over the following four years if the reports fall in that span. Leaving at the end costs $20 at the statutory rate. Staying on paper makes each of those steps dearer, which is why we default to online.
What the online premium buys
The $30 enhanced access charge can look like a penalty for going online, but the arithmetic runs the other way. The statutory electronic amount is already $20 below the paper amount, so with the extra charge added, INBiz still comes out cheaper than the post. The Secretary of State also calls the online route the quickest and easiest one.
What is not in the Indiana fee
The fee schedule stops at the state's own charges. Missing from it are the price of the home-state certificate, any yearly fee a professional agent sets. Those costs are real and they vary by person, which is why we list them as separate items instead of folding them into one figure.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Fee questions
Why does online cost more than the statute says?
An enhanced access fee of $30 is added to an electronic statement, taking $75 to $105.
Is paper cheaper in any case?
No. For a for-profit entity it costs $20 more than online.
Can I get a fee back?
Indiana does not refund a fee when a filed record is withdrawn before it is effective or corrected.
Our fee and Indiana's fee
Get authority to operate in Indiana
Indiana
$199
+ $105 Indiana fee, filed online
- The Indiana Foreign Registration Statement, drafted from your answers (the state's paper form is State Form 56369)
- The home-state certificate requested so its date lands inside Indiana's window
- An Indiana registered agent: our office, or the agent you already have
- The filing submitted and the state's record sent to you, with your first report month
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
Checkout shows our fee and the Indiana fee as two lines. Indiana charges less online than on paper. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Where this comes from
- Indiana Code, Title 23, Article 0.5 (Uniform Business Organizations Code)
- Indiana Administrative Code, Title 75, Article 8, business entity filing governance
- Indiana Code 23-0.5-5, foreign entities
- Indiana State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
- Indiana Secretary of State, Business Entity Reports
- Indiana Code 23-0.5-9, fees
- Indiana Secretary of State, New INBiz platform FAQs
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