In Indiana a Good Standing Certificate is called a Certificate of Existence.  This sometimes causes confusion when the requesting party, commonly the Secretary of State in another state besides Indiana, requests a "Good Standing Certificate".  In these cases an Indiana Certificate of Existence will fulfill the requirements for an Indiana Good Standing Certificate.

An Indiana Good Standing Certificate is issued by the Indiana Secretary of State and is often required for loans, to renew business licenses, or for tax or other business purposes in the state of Indiana or in any other state. An Indiana Certificate of Good Standing is evidence that your Indiana business franchise - your Indiana Corporation, LLC or LP - is in Existence, is authorized to transact business in the state of Indiana, and complies with all state of Indiana business requirements and therefore is in "Good Standing" in the state of Indiana.

Also known as an Indiana Certificate of Existence, an Indiana Certificate of Status or an Indiana Certificate of Authority, an Indiana Good Standing Certificate is a one page document which looks like a letter and bears the seal of the state of Indiana Secretary of State. An Indiana Good Standing Certificate is provided by the Indiana Secretary of State and is conclusive evidence of the existence of your Indiana business franchise. In most cases an Indiana Certificate of Good Standing can be valid up to a year depending on the requirements of the Good Standing Certificate requester.

To obtain an Indiana Good Standing Certificate, your company must be registered as a legal entity with the Indiana Secretary of State, i.e., your company is in existence in the state of Indiana, and cannot be in default of Indiana corporate rules, or suspended by the state of Indiana.

Total cost for an Indiana Good Standing Certificate depends on the type of company - Corporation, LLC, LLP, LP - and how fast you need the Certificate. Choose your options in the Good Standing Certificate Cost Calculator below to determine exactly how much your Indiana Good Standing Certificate will cost.

• The Indiana company must be registered as a legal entity with the Indiana Secretary of State as a Corporation, LLC or LP.
• The Indiana company cannot be in default or suspended as defined by the laws of the state of Indiana.
• The Indiana company must have filed all reports required by the Indiana Secretary of State or any other state of Indiana agency.

Some states verify that all taxes have been paid and all required reports have been filed. Other states include bare minimum language that confirms only that a company is in existence and has not been dissolved.

Along with the issuance date and signature of the Indiana Secretary of State, an Indiana Good Standing Certificate includes the following information:

A Corporation, LP or LLC that is registered in the state of Indiana may require an Indiana Good Standing Certificate to qualify as a "Foreign Corporation" in a state other than Indiana.  A Foreign Corporation is a Corporation that is registered with a state agency, usually the Secretary of State, in one state and has the Authority to do business in another state. 

For example, a Corporation registered in the state of California that plans to do business in the state of Indiana is a "Domestic Corporation" in California and a "Foreign Corporation" in the state of Indiana.

All states require you to register as a Foreign Corporation with a state agency, usually the Secretary of State, in order to do business in their state.  In order to register as a Foreign Corporation in any state you must provide evidence that you are registered and are in Good Standing in another state as a Domestic Corporation or LLC.  This evidence is a Certificate of Good Standing from the state in which your Corporation or LLC was originally formed.

An Indiana Good Standing Certificate is legal and official proof of Good Standing from the Indiana Secretary of State.

If your Corporation, LLC or LP falls out of Good Standing with the IN Secretary of State it is technically illegal for your company to do business in the state of Indiana or any other state. This could lead to the piercing of the corporate veil and make the owners of the Indiana business liable for penalties and law suits.

In order to get back into Good Standing you will have to pay a Reinstatement Fee.

The cost to Reinstate an Indiana Company depends on the exactly why the Corporation, LLC or LP is not in Good Standing. In some cases the fees for reinstatement of an Indiana Company may be more expensive that those for walking away from the business and then creating an entirely new company.

An Indiana Good Standing Certificate is issued by the Indiana Secretary of State for business entities that have registered with the state of Indiana.  A Sole Proprietorship or DBA is not normally registered with the Indiana Secretary of State so an Indiana Certificate of Good Standing cannot be issued for them.

If you own an Indiana business and have not registered as a Corporation, LLC, LP or other legal entity with the Indiana Secretary of State, then you are a Sole Proprietor by default.  Nothing needs to be filed with the Indiana Secretary of State to create a Sole Proprietorship.  If you plan to use a name different from your first and last name then you would register in the Indiana county in which you do business with your first and last name "Doing Business As" (DBA) the name of your business (for example: Sue Smith, DBA Sue's Indiana Business).

In Indiana a Good Standing Certificate is called a Certificate of Existence.   An Indiana Certificate of Existence may be referred to by another name.

No. An Indiana Good Standing Certificate does not include a unique verification number.

Yes.  An Indiana Good Standing Certificate includes the Date of Incorporation for an Indiana Corporation or the Date of Organization for an Indiana LLC.

If you place your order for an Indiana Good Standing Certificate before 1 PM Indiana time we can get your Indiana Good Standing Certificate as fast as 2-3 hours. We will send you a scanned copy of your Indiana Good Standing Certificate by email and put a paper copy of your Certificate in the mail as soon as we get it from the IN Secretary of State.

The Indiana Secretary of State reserves the right to extend expedite periods in time of extreme volume, staff shortage or equipment malfunction.  We are dependent on, and have no control over, the staff and systems of the Indiana Secretary of State.  In our experience the time specified is the time it usually takes the Indiana Secretary of State to process Good Standing Certificate orders.  We get your Indiana Good Standing Certificate request to the IN Secretary of State ASAP.  Once it is at the state we have very little or no control over the Indiana Good Standing Certificate process.

A valid expiration date is not written on an Indiana Good Standing Certificate.  The validity of an Indiana Certificate of Good Standing is usually determined by the intended recipient of the Good Standing Certificate.

Some institutions may request that an Indiana Good Standing Certificate be less than a certain number of days old.  Generally the information included on an Indiana Certificate of Good Standing is implied to be valid for 60-90 days but it really depends on the nature of the business for which the Indiana Good Standing Certificate is being used.

Each Indiana Good Standing Certificate comes with a .  An Indiana Certificate of Good Standing may be verified using the on the Indiana Secretary of State web site.

We can email you a copy of your Indiana Good Standing Certificate the same day, usually within 2-3 hours after we get your order.  If the recipient of your Indiana Certificate of Good Standing requires official validation, they can go to the Indiana Secretary of State web site for quick verification.  The web address to verify an Indiana Certificate of Good Standing on the Indiana Secretary of State web site is printed on each Indiana Good Standing Certificate.

If you need to verify that all outstanding tax liabilities for a Indiana Corporation or Indiana LLC have been paid then you need an Indiana Tax Status Compliance Certificate.

In Indiana a Tax Status Compliance Certificate is called a Tax Clearance Certificate. An Indiana Tax Clearance Certificate is issued by the Indiana Department of Revenue and is sometimes called an Entity Status Letter or a Certificate of Account Status.

If you need a Good Standing Certificate from the highest Court in the state of Indiana for an Indiana Attorney we can help.

If you are ready to order an Indiana Good Standing Certificate now, simply fill in the Good Standing Certificate Order Form below and press the Place Order button. If you have any questions you can call us at 855-771-2477 or email us at CorpServices@AllBizDocs.com.