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Minnesota Corporation Foreign Registration in South Dakota

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

Minnesota vs South Dakota: the paperwork

	Minnesota formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$750 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	December 31	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

How Minnesota companies register with South Dakota

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Minnesota 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 Minnesota name and formation date and the certificate attached. Minnesota issues the certificate instantly, so the South Dakota filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Minnesota corporation is registered with South Dakota.

South Dakota costs for Minnesota companies

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

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

Will your Minnesota name work for South Dakota?

If South Dakota's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Minnesota company. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: South Dakota and Minnesota

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

Yearly filings: South Dakota and Minnesota

Minnesota wants the Annual Renewal every year (no fee); South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to South Dakota

An LLC formed in Minnesota files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). See the LLC filing.

The other way: South Dakota into Minnesota

A corporation formed in South Dakota that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $220 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Minnesota owners ask about South Dakota

Does my Minnesota company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once a Minnesota 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 Minnesota corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Minnesota corporation in South Dakota?

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

Do I need Minnesota'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; Minnesota's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and South Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Minnesota's report (no fee) and South Dakota's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Dakota?

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

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota accept my Minnesota name?

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

Can I form a new South Dakota corporation instead?

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

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