Indiana Foreign Registration / Entity report
The Indiana business entity report for a foreign LLC
A for-profit foreign entity registered in Indiana files a business entity report every other year, at $31 online or $50 by mail. Nonprofits file every year, at $21 online or $20 by mail. The report keeps the registration alive. This page covers when it is due, what it states and what follows a missed one.
Business entity report at a glance
- For-profit
- Every other year, $31 online, $50 by mail
- Nonprofit
- Every year, $21 online, $20 by mail
- Due
- In the anniversary month tied to the entity's creation
- Early filing
- Up to ninety days before the due month
- Find your date
- A business search on INBiz shows it
- Where
- INBiz, or by mail
What the report states
The Secretary of State lists what the report must contain: the entity's name and, for a registered foreign entity, its jurisdiction of formation; the registered agent information; the street address of the principal office; for a corporation, the names and business addresses of its directors, secretary and highest executive officer. Any information that has changed is updated, and all information must be current as of the date the entity signs the report. The agent information is the same that the statement gave, so a changed agent shows up here too.
When it is due
For a for-profit entity the report is due every second year, in the anniversary month tied to the entity's creation. A foreign entity's exact month is best read from its record, because a business search shows when a particular entity's report is due. Do not guess from the registration date. You can file early; Indiana accepts a report up to ninety days before the month in which it is due, so a company that likes to clear its calendar can do so in good time.
What the report costs
The Business Entity Reports page shows $31 for a for-profit entity online and $50 by mail. We confirm the current total when we file. A nonprofit pays $21 online, which is more than its $20 by mail, a reversal of the usual pattern.
What a missed report leads to
The Secretary of State says the office sends no fewer than four reminders before acting on an overdue report, and that after five months of an overdue report the business is administratively dissolved. For a registered foreign entity the Code goes further. It lets the Secretary of State revoke the registration on any of these grounds: a fee, tax, interest or penalty unpaid more than 60 days after its due date; a biennial report not delivered within 60 days of its due date; no registered agent; a change in the agent's name or address not reported within 30 days; or a certificate from the home state that the entity has dissolved or disappeared in a merger (IC 23-0.5-5-11(a)). Revocation needs written notice and cannot take effect for 60 days after delivery, during which the entity can cure each ground.
Getting a revoked registration back
An entity whose registration is revoked can apply for reinstatement within 5 years of the effective date. The application includes the entity's name, the effective date of the revocation, a statement that the grounds did not exist or have been eliminated, a statement that its name meets the rules, and a certificate from the department of state revenue that all taxes owed have been paid (IC 23-0.5-5-12(a)). A certificate of reinstatement relates back to the revocation date, so the entity resumes as if the revocation had never happened. A denial can be appealed to the circuit or superior court within thirty days. On the Business Entity Reports page, an entity dissolved for less than five years can be reinstated; after that, under a 2026 change, reinstatement needs a notarized affidavit that states the reason.
Notices that are not from the state
The Secretary of State publishes alerts about misleading annual report and certificate of status solicitations, and tells filers that the lowest-cost way to file is directly on INBiz. If a letter asks for money to "comply" with Indiana's reporting, send it to us before you pay it.
Other filings are separate
The report is the only recurring filing. An amendment, a change of agent or a withdrawal happens when something changes, and none replaces the report. A change of the registered agent's name or address must be filed within thirty days or it becomes a ground for revocation.
Entity report questions
How often does a for-profit LLC file?
Every second year, in its anniversary month.
Can I file the report early?
Yes, up to ninety days before the month in which it is due.
What does it cost?
$31 online or $50 by mail for a for-profit entity.
How do I find my due month?
Search the business on INBiz; the record shows when the report is due.
Our charge and Indiana's
Register in Indiana
- The Foreign Registration Statement (State Form 56369), completed from your answers
- A check that your home-state certificate falls inside Indiana's window before the filing goes in
- An Indiana registered agent: ours, or the one you use now
- The filing sent to the state and the registration record returned to you
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
$199
+ $105 Indiana fee, filed online
Register in IndianaThe state fee is its own line at checkout. Indiana prices a paper filing higher than an online one. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Sources
- Indiana Code, Title 23, Article 0.5 (Uniform Business Organizations Code)
- Indiana Administrative Code, Title 75, Article 8, business entity filing governance
- Indiana State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
- Indiana Secretary of State, Business Entity Reports
- Indiana Code 23-0.5-9, fees
- Indiana Code 23-0.5-5, foreign entities
- Indiana Secretary of State, HB 1593 and HB 1666 filing process changes
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