South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Idaho Corporation Foreign Registration in South Carolina

A corporation formed in Idaho that wants to do business in South Carolina files Form F0002, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Idaho records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Idaho and South Carolina side by side

	Idaho formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	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	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, 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 Idaho registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

From Idaho to South Carolina, step by step

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

South Carolina costs for Idaho companies

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

Will your Idaho name work for South Carolina?

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

Your South Carolina agent and the Idaho one

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

Yearly filings: South Carolina and Idaho

Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee); 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, Idaho to South Carolina

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

The other way: South Carolina into Idaho

A corporation formed in South Carolina that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Idaho to South Carolina

Does my Idaho company need to register in South Carolina?

Yes, once an Idaho 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 Idaho corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the South Carolina registration cost?

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

Do I need Idaho's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Idaho's report (no fee) and South Carolina's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

An Idaho 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 Idaho registered agent stays, and ours covers South Carolina for year one.

Can I form a new South Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Idaho 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 Idaho's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

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

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