Colorado

South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Colorado Corporation Foreign Registration in South Carolina

South Carolina registers a corporation from Colorado as a foreign corporation on Form F0002, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also wants Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Colorado records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Colorado and South Carolina side by side

	Colorado formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0002, Application by a Foreign Corporation for a Certificate of Authority to Transact Business
State fee	No fee	$110 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	sos.state.co.us	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

From Colorado to South Carolina, step by step

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina wants the Colorado 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 Colorado name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Colorado delays the South Carolina filing. Once South Carolina approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

First-year cost, Colorado to South Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$309

Will your Colorado name work for South Carolina?

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

Agents: South Carolina and Colorado

South Carolina calls it an agent for service of process; Colorado says registered agent. South Carolina papers come to us; Colorado's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Colorado and South Carolina

Colorado wants the Periodic Report every year ($25); 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, Colorado to South Carolina

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

Registering a South Carolina company in Colorado

A corporation formed in South Carolina that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no South Carolina certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Colorado to South Carolina

Does my Colorado company need to register in South Carolina?

Yes, once a Colorado 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 Colorado corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Colorado corporation in South Carolina?

$309 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Colorado's report ($25) and South Carolina's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

A Colorado 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 Colorado registered agent stays, and ours covers South Carolina for year one.

Can I form a new South Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Colorado 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 Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

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

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