A Louisiana Good Standing Certificate is issued by the Louisiana Secretary of State and is often required for loans, to renew business licenses, or for tax or other business purposes in the state of Louisiana or in any other state.

A Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing is evidence that your Louisiana business franchise - your Louisiana Corporation, LLC or LP - is in Existence, is authorized to transact business in the state of Louisiana, and complies with all state of Louisiana business requirements and therefore is in "Good Standing" in the state of Louisiana.

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

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

Total cost for a Louisiana 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 Louisiana Good Standing Certificate will cost.

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

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

A Corporation, LP or LLC that is registered in the state of Louisiana may require a Louisiana Good Standing Certificate to qualify as a "Foreign Corporation" in a state other than Louisiana.  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 Louisiana is a "Domestic Corporation" in California and a "Foreign Corporation" in the state of Louisiana.

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.

A Louisiana Good Standing Certificate is legal and official proof of Good Standing from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

If your Corporation, LLC or LP falls out of Good Standing with the LA Secretary of State it is technically illegal for your company to do business in the state of Louisiana or any other state. This could lead to the piercing of the corporate veil and make the owners of the Louisiana 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 a Louisiana Company depends on the exactly why the Corporation, LLC or LP is not in Good Standing. In some cases the fees for reinstatement of a Louisiana Company may be more expensive that those for walking away from the business and then creating an entirely new company.

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

If you own a Louisiana business and have not registered as a Corporation, LLC, LP or other legal entity with the Louisiana Secretary of State, then you are a Sole Proprietor by default.  Nothing needs to be filed with the Louisiana 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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana Business).

A Louisiana Good Standing Certificate may be referred to by another name.

Yes. Each Louisiana Good Standing Certificate includes a unique Certificate ID which may be used to verify the Certificate with the Louisiana Secretary of State.

Yes.  A Louisiana Good Standing Certificate includes the Date of Incorporation for a Louisiana Corporation or the Date of Organization for a Louisiana LLC.

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

The Louisiana 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 Louisiana Secretary of State.  In our experience the time specified is the time it usually takes the Louisiana Secretary of State to process Good Standing Certificate orders.  We get your Louisiana Good Standing Certificate request to the LA Secretary of State ASAP.  Once it is at the state we have very little or no control over the Louisiana Good Standing Certificate process.

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

Some institutions may request that a Louisiana Good Standing Certificate be less than a certain number of days old.  Generally the information included on a Louisiana 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 Louisiana Good Standing Certificate is being used.

Each Louisiana Good Standing Certificate comes with a Certificate ID.  A Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing may be verified using the Certificate ID on the Louisiana Secretary of State web site.

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

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

In Louisiana a Tax Status Compliance Certificate is called a . A Louisiana is issued by the Louisiana Department of Revenue and is sometimes called a Tax Clearance Certificate or 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 Louisiana for a Louisiana Attorney we can help.

If you are ready to order a Louisiana 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.