Arizona

South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in South Carolina

A corporation formed in Arizona that wants to do business in South Carolina files Form F0002, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also wants Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Arizona records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Arizona and South Carolina side by side

	Arizona formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0002, Application by a Foreign Corporation for a Certificate of Authority to Transact Business
State fee	$10	$110 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

From Arizona to South Carolina, step by step

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina wants the Arizona certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form F0002
It lists us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, next to your Arizona name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Arizona certificate comes first; then the South Carolina filing goes in. Once South Carolina approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

South Carolina costs for Arizona companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arizona	$10
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Arizona certificate included	$319

Your Arizona name and South Carolina's rules

South Carolina can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: South Carolina and Arizona

South Carolina calls it an agent for service of process; Arizona says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Arizona; ours takes South Carolina's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: South Carolina and Arizona

Arizona wants the Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure every year ($45); South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to South Carolina

An LLC formed in Arizona files Form F0008 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a South Carolina company in Arizona

A corporation formed in South Carolina that registers with Arizona files Form C018 with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Arizona owners ask about South Carolina

Does my Arizona company need to register in South Carolina?

Yes, once an Arizona business operates there; South Carolina law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: South Carolina issues one to Arizona corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the South Carolina registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $10 to Arizona for the Certificate of Good Standing, $319 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants it ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Arizona's report ($45) and South Carolina's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

An Arizona company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and South Carolina can add a penalty of $10 a day and a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers South Carolina for year one.

Can I form a new South Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), and the original keeps Arizona's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Arizona companies leave by filing an Application for Surrender of Authority to Do Business; until then, South Carolina's report stays due alongside Arizona's filings.

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