File Indiana Articles of Organization through INBiz. The Business Entity Report is due every two years, starting two years after registration.
This guide covers forming a new Indiana LLC. If your LLC already exists in another state or country, use the foreign-registration process instead.
Indiana LLC at a glance
- Official filing website
- Indiana Secretary of State
- Business name check
- Search business namesA name search does not reserve or approve the name.
- Formation document
- Articles of Organization
- State filing fee
- $100This comparison uses the $100 paper filing fee. The statutory electronic base fee is $75; INBiz access and payment charges are additional, so $75 is not an all-in online price.
- Processing time
- Online1 business dayPaper5 business days; add mail transitPublished guide estimate. Published guide estimate for a complete filing; not a state guarantee. Check the filing office before setting a deadline.
- Ongoing report or tax
- Business Entity Report
- Report / renewal charge
- $32$32 through INBiz or $50 on paper. Confirm the final payment total in the filing service.
- Frequency / due date
- Every two years, in the formation anniversary month
- Sales tax base rate
- 7%July 1, 2026 snapshot; not an address-specific rate. General rate for ordinary taxable sales; exemptions, special products and local rules can change the result.Official tax agency ↗
- Names in formation records
- No management roster requiredForm 49459 asks whether the company is manager-managed and identifies its signer; it does not include a required member/manager roster. The biennial report is separate. Other filings and private bank/tax records may identify owners.
Before you file in Indiana
Prepare the name, principal office, Indiana agent, organizer and management choice. Use an email the business will keep.
File the Articles of Organization
Start an Indiana LLC in INBiz ↗
- Choose domestic LLC formation in INBiz, or use the paper Articles of Organization.
- Enter the office and agent details, choose the management structure and sign as organizer.
- Review the online total, including service/payment charges, and submit. Save the articles and business ID.
What to enter in the form
- Registered agent
- The LLC cannot name itself as its agent. Appoint an eligible person or other entity.
- Manager management
- Choose manager management if appointed managers will run the LLC. Otherwise use member management.
- Principal office
- Enter the company’s principal address, not an agent address you lack permission to use.
- Fee method
- The paper fee and electronic base fee differ. The electronic base is not necessarily the total shown at checkout.
After approval in Indiana
- Keep the INBiz account and business email accessible to the person handling reports.
Business Entity Report
- Open the LLC’s INBiz record and select the Business Entity Report for the due year.
- Confirm or update the addresses, agent and other requested details. Sign and pay by the deadline in the formation-anniversary month.
- Save the confirmation and set the next reminder two years later.
Compare the filing cycles in our annual report and recurring-fee table.
Next steps: operating agreement · get an EIN · starting checklist.
Sources and filing links
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Research and walkthrough references
These references provide background and filing walkthroughs. Follow current state instructions if an older walkthrough differs.
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