Hawaii

Foreign registration · no form number

Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in South Dakota

A corporation formed in Hawaii that wants to do business in South Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Hawaii records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Hawaii and South Dakota each ask for

	Hawaii formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$750 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

From Hawaii to South Dakota, step by step

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Hawaii certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your South Dakota registered agent, with your Hawaii name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Hawaii certificate comes first; then the South Dakota filing goes in. After approval, your Hawaii corporation is registered with South Dakota.

South Dakota costs for Hawaii companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Good Standing Certificate, paid to Hawaii	$5
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Hawaii certificate included	$954

South Dakota's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Hawaii name and South Dakota's rules

If another South Dakota company uses the Hawaii name, an alternate name is allowed. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: South Dakota and Hawaii

Hawaii and South Dakota both call it a registered agent. South Dakota papers come to us; Hawaii's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and South Dakota

Hawaii wants the Annual Report every year ($15); South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to South Dakota

An LLC formed in Hawaii files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). See the LLC filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about South Dakota

Does my Hawaii company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once a Hawaii business operates there; South Dakota law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: South Dakota issues one to Hawaii corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the South Dakota registration cost?

$949 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $954 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants it ($5), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately, once Hawaii's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and South Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Hawaii's report ($15) and South Dakota's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Dakota?

A Hawaii company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Hawaii registered agent stays, and ours covers South Dakota for year one.

Will South Dakota accept my Hawaii name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Hawaii name at home.

Can I form a new South Dakota corporation instead?

Yes, but Hawaii keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report, and the original keeps Hawaii's Annual Report.

Official sources

People also search

Corporation into South Dakota, by home state (48)

Hawaii into other states (42)

The same move for an LLC