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Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division

Indiana business entity search

Office facts, status meanings and filing rules for Indiana. The steps below show how to search Indiana's official registry.

Federal filings only here. Indiana registry records are on the official site.

Indiana registry at a glance

Registry agency
Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Office
Secretary of State Diego Morales
Source: in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Phone
317-234-9768
Source: in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Address
302 W. Washington Street, Room E018, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Source: in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Source: in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Official search
INBiz Business Search →
Source: bsd.sos.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Registry number
Business ID
Source: bsd.sos.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06

How to search the Indiana registry

The INBiz Business Search searches by business name (contains, starts with, or exact match), business ID, filing number, registered agent name, incorporator or governing person name and advanced search by entity type, status, and name type.

  1. Open Business Search on INBiz, the Indiana Secretary of State business portal.Source: bsd.sos.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
  2. Choose what to search by: business name, business ID, filing number, registered agent, or incorporator or governing person.Source: bsd.sos.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
  3. For a name, choose Contains, Starts With, or Exact Match; use Advanced Search to filter by entity type or status.Source: bsd.sos.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
  4. Run the search and open the business from the results.Source: bsd.sos.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
  5. Check the status, business ID, registered agent, and next business entity report due date on the record.Source: bsd.sos.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Source: bsd.sos.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Open the official Indiana search →

Three numbers, three agencies

Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.

Federal EIN
Internal Revenue Service
Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state.
Source: irs.gov
Business ID
Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Identifies the entity's record in the Indiana registry.
Source: bsd.sos.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Indiana Taxpayer Identification Number (TID)
Indiana Department of Revenue
The Department of Revenue issues the state tax account through INBiz and INTIME, separate from the Secretary of State business ID. The federal EIN is issued by the IRS.

What a Indiana status means

Active
The business is in existence and current on its business entity reports.
Source: bsd.sos.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Past Due
A required business entity report has not been filed on time.
Source: bsd.sos.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Pending Admin Dissolution
The business is overdue and headed for administrative dissolution.
Source: bsd.sos.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Admin Dissolved
The Secretary of State dissolved the business, typically after its entity report was more than five months overdue.
Source: bsd.sos.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Voluntarily Dissolved
The business filed to dissolve.
Source: bsd.sos.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Revoked
A foreign business's authority to do business in Indiana was revoked.
Source: bsd.sos.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Withdrawn
A foreign business withdrew its authority to do business in Indiana.
Source: bsd.sos.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Merged
The business merged into another entity.
Source: bsd.sos.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Inactive
The record is no longer active.
Source: bsd.sos.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Fees and annual filings

LLC formation
$100 (Articles of Organization, domestic LLC, paper filing); the online price was not confirmed
Source: forms.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual filing
Business Entity Report
Source: in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, LLC
$31 online or $50 by mail, every two years (INBiz lists $32 online)
Source: in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, corporation
$31 online or $50 by mail, every two years (INBiz lists $32 online); nonprofits $21 online or $20 by mail, every year
Source: in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
When it is due
For-profit entities file every other year in the anniversary month of formation or authorization, with the first report due two years after formation. Nonprofits file every year in their anniversary month. Reports can be filed up to 90 days before the due month.
Source: in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Late filing
No late fee was listed. The office sends at least four reminders, and a business whose report is more than five months overdue is administratively dissolved or revoked.
Source: in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Filed with
Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division, through INBiz or by mail
Source: in.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Note
Indiana calls it a Business Entity Report. The Secretary of State page and the INBiz page disagree by $1 on the online for-profit fee.
Source: inbiz.in.gov · checked 2026-10-06

As published by the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division, checked 2026-10-06. Fees change, and the official schedule decides.

Forming or running a business in Indiana

Registered agent
Indiana records list a registered agent for each business, and the search can look up businesses by registered agent name.
Business forms and fees
Official Indiana business forms and fees →
Source: in.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Indiana businesses on file

Sources

A fact that could not be confirmed on an official page is left out.

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