Indiana Secretary of State - Business Services Division


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Contact Information

Mailing address:
302 W. Washington Street
Room E018
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: (317) 234-9768
Fax: (317) 233-3387

Web: Home Name search Forms File online
Email: inbiz@sos.in.gov

Corporate Filings

We track the following filings with the Indiana Secretary of State - Business Services Division in order to provide compliance services to our clients. We share this reference information with the general public as a courtesy. As a registered agent client, you get access to state templates pre-filled with our company information to help you save time looking up information.

Annual Report

Agency:Indiana Secretary of State - Business Services Division
Form:

Business Entity Report

Filing Method:

Mail or online. (Mailing the form also requires use of the online system however.)

Agency Fee:

$20 for mail or $22 for online.

Due:

  • Biennially by the end of the registration anniversary month. If you incorporated or foreign-qualified on March 15, then your annual report is due every two years by March 31.
  • Reports may be filed as early as 90 days prior to the due date.
Law:

IC 23-0.5-2-13

Notes:
  • The first annual report must be delivered to the secretary of state in the year following the year in which a domestic corporation was incorporated or a foreign corporation was authorized to transact business.

Business Entity Report

Agency:Indiana Secretary of State - Business Services Division
Form:

Business Entity Report

Filing Method:

Mail or online

Agency Fee:

$32 online or $50 by mail.

Due:

  • Biennially by the end of the registration anniversary month. If you incorporated or foreign-qualified on March 15, then your annual report is due every two years by March 31.
  • Reports may be filed as early as 90 days prior to the due date.
Law:

IC 23-0.5-2-13

Penalties:

No late fee. Your business can be dissolved or revoked at 120 days late.

Notes:
  • Anyone with authority may file.
  • Original signatures are not required.

Application for Certificate of Authority

Agency:Indiana Secretary of State - Business Services Division
Form:

Form 56369: Foreign Registration Statement

Filing Method:

Mail or online.

Agency Fee:

$105 for online filing or $125 by mail

Law:

IN Code 23-0.5-5-3

Certified Copy Requirement:

Certified copies not required.

Certificate of Good Standing Requirement:

Certificate of existence dated within 60 days.


Assumed Business Name

Form:

Certificate of Assumed Business Name

Filing Method:

Mail or online.

Agency Fee:

$10 online or $26 by mail for nonprofits and $20 online or $30 by mail for corporations, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships.

Is registration mandatory?:

Registration of an assumed name is required for most entities that plan to use a fictitious name. Sole-proprietorships and general partnerships that use an alternate name are required to file with the county recorder.

County Level Filing:

Only sole-proprietorships and general partnerships need to file at the county level.

Does registration prevent others from using the name I choose?:

Registration of an assumed name does not confer ownership rights.

Notes:
  • Entities required to file with the county recorder are generally required to submit a notarized application with a nominal filing fee.
  • Publication of registration is not required in Indiana.

Certificate of Existence

Agency:Indiana Secretary of State - Business Services Division
Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$26 filing fee + $1 processing fee

Law:

IN Code § 23-0.5-2-8


Annual Benefit Report

Agency:Indiana Secretary of State - Business Services Division
Filing Method:

Mail

Agency Fee:

$15

Due:

120 days following the end of the fiscal year of the benefit corporation or the same date the benefit corporation delivers any other annual report to its shareholder, whichever is earlier.

Law:

IC 23-1.3-10-6


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