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Indiana State Form 49459: the LLC Articles of Organization
State Form 49459 is the Indiana Secretary of State's Articles of Organization for a domestic limited liability company, filed with the Business Services Division under section 23-18-2-4 of the Indiana Code, part of the Indiana Business Flexibility Act. The current version is revision 12, dated January 2026. The same questions are asked on screen in INBiz, the Secretary of State's online business portal; the paper form is mailed or delivered to the division in Indianapolis.
The Indiana articles are short and keep owners off the record: no member or manager is named, only the person who signs and the registered agent. What needs care is the agent. Indiana separates commercial registered agents, which are listed by name only, from noncommercial agents, which need an Indiana street address, and the person signing has to check a box representing that the agent has consented to the appointment. The form also carries an election that most states do not have, for a business run entirely from a governing person's home.
Updated November 1, 2026. Facts checked October 2026.
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Form Your Indiana LLCForm 49459 at a Glance
- Form
- State Form 49459 (R12 / 01-26)
- Filing portal
- INBiz
- Filed with
- Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
- State fee
- $95
- Facts checked
- October 2026
The state fee is Indiana's own charge and is the same whether you file the Form 49459 yourself or we file it for you. Processing figures are what the Indiana Secretary of State publishes and are not a promise of when a filing is approved; the state's expedite tiers are listed by name, with their amounts in the facts box on the Indiana LLC page.
Below: every field in the order the form asks it, who the filing puts on the public record, whether the registered agent signs, the reasons Indiana returns it, and what the state expects after it is filed.
What Form 49459 Asks For
- 1.Cover page: business email and return informationThe business email and the name, address, email and phone where documents are returned. The form states that this page is not part of the public record and is for the Secretary of State's use only.
- 2.Article I: NameMust include the words Limited Liability Company or an abbreviation of them, and be distinguishable from the names on the Secretary of State's records.
- 3.Article I: Principal office, or the remote-business electionThe street address of the principal office. A company whose business is all conducted remotely from a governing person's residence can instead check the box saying the principal office address is a contact address, leave the line blank and include State Form 9900382.
- 4.Article II: Registered agentEither a commercial registered agent, named without an address because its address is on file, or a noncommercial agent with an Indiana street address. INBiz lets you check whether an agent is commercial. The business cannot be its own agent.
- 5.Article II: Agent email (optional)An email address at which the registered agent will accept electronic service of process. Optional.
- 6.Article II: Agent consent checkboxBy checking it, the signer represents that the registered agent named in the articles has consented to the appointment. The agent does not sign.
- 7.Article III: DissolutionPerpetual until dissolution, or the latest date on which the company is to dissolve.
- 8.Article IV: ManagementWhether the company will be managed by a manager or managers, yes or no, and an optional box for a single-member LLC. No names are asked.
- 9.SignatureThe signer verifies, subject to penalties of perjury, that the statements are true, and gives a signature, printed name, title and date. A filing service can sign as the authorized filer.
Who Is on the Indiana Record
Who appears on the form
Signer (printed name and title) and registered agent only; members/managers not listed.
Does the registered agent sign the Form 49459?
Signer must check a box representing that the named agent has consented to the appointment. The business cannot be its own agent.
From our audit of Indiana's official form and statutes, checked October 2026. Everything entered on a filing becomes public record once the state files it.
Why Indiana Rejects It
- The agent consent box left unchecked.
- A noncommercial registered agent without an Indiana street address, or with a post office box.
- The company named as its own registered agent.
- The remote-business box checked while a principal office address is also given, or State Form 9900382 left out.
- A name that does not include Limited Liability Company or an abbreviation of it, or one that is not distinguishable from a name on record.
- A signature without a printed name and title, or both dissolution options checked.
A rejection costs days, sometimes a second fee, and in a few states the name you wanted. Our name check and field review happen before the form goes to INBiz, which is most of what you pay us for.
After the State Files It
- The Secretary of State files the articles and the company appears in the INBiz business search. The Secretary of State says Indiana charges no expedite fees, so there is no faster paid tier, and we do not promise the state's processing time.
- Every two years, by the last day of the anniversary month, the LLC files a Business Entity Report with the Secretary of State on INBiz. The first is due two years after formation: a company formed in March 2026 files its first by March 31, 2028, then every second year. Indiana adds no late fee as a state fact, but a company that misses a report is administratively dissolved and has to be reinstated.
- Each year, businesses that own personal property in Indiana deal with the county assessor's business personal property return, due May 15. From the 2026 assessment date businesses under the state's exemption threshold are exempt, but county guidance says a new business files an initial return to claim the exemption.
- Indiana has no newspaper publication requirement for a new LLC, and the operating agreement is not filed with the state.
More on filing in Indiana: Indiana LLC filing through INBiz.
Once the company is approved, the Business Entity Report is Indiana's recurring filing: file the Indiana Business Entity Report online, or have it filed for you.
Form 49459 Questions
What does the registered agent consent checkbox mean?+
It is the signer's representation that the agent named in Article II has agreed to serve. Indiana does not ask the agent to sign the articles; the person filing checks the box instead, and the articles cannot be filed without it. If you name an agent who has not actually agreed, the checkbox is a false statement, so get the agreement first and keep it with the company's records.
What is the difference between a commercial and a noncommercial registered agent in Indiana?+
A commercial registered agent has registered with the Secretary of State as one, so the articles give only its name and Indiana takes the address from its own record. A noncommercial agent, such as an owner or a friend who lives in Indiana, is named with an Indiana street address on the articles. INBiz shows whether an agent is commercial. Either way the business itself cannot be its agent.
What is the remote-business election?+
A checkbox in Article I for companies whose business is all conducted remotely from a governing person's residence. Checking it makes the principal office address a contact address rather than a published office: the line on the articles is left blank and State Form 9900382 is included with the filing. It is meant for home-run businesses that would otherwise have to publish a home address as their office.
When is the first Indiana Business Entity Report due?+
Two years after formation, by the last day of the anniversary month, and every two years after that. A company formed in March 2026 files by March 31, 2028, then by March 31, 2030. It is filed on INBiz, and a company that misses it is administratively dissolved. We file Indiana Business Entity Reports as well; the Indiana page for it has the details.
Who appears on the Indiana public record?+
The registered agent, the principal office address unless the remote-business election is used, and the person who signs the articles with a printed name and title. Members and managers are not listed. The cover page with the business email and return address is marked as not part of the public record. When a filing service signs and a commercial registered agent is named, no owner's name appears on the articles at all.
Can I file Form 49459 on INBiz myself?+
Yes. INBiz is open to anyone with an account, takes the same articles on screen and adds a card processing fee at checkout. The paper form can be mailed or delivered to the Business Services Division at 302 West Washington Street in Indianapolis, paid by check or money order. Indiana charges less online than on paper; the facts strip shows the online fee. The state's fee is the same whether you file yourself or we file for you.
Does Indiana offer expedited processing?+
No. The Secretary of State says Indiana charges no expedite fees, so there is no paid tier that moves a filing ahead of the queue. What can be sped up is when the filing reaches the state, which is the part we control: same-day submission sends it to INBiz the business day your details are in.
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