South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in South Carolina

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

Missouri vs South Carolina: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Missouri 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	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	sos.mo.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

From Missouri to South Carolina, step by step

Order the Missouri certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Missouri separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina wants the Missouri 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 Missouri name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Missouri certificate comes first; then the South Carolina filing goes in. After approval, your Missouri corporation is registered with South Carolina.

South Carolina costs for Missouri companies

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

Will your Missouri name work for South Carolina?

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

Your South Carolina agent and the Missouri one

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and South Carolina

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); 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, Missouri to South Carolina

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

The other way: South Carolina into Missouri

A corporation formed in South Carolina that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to South Carolina

Does my Missouri company need to register in South Carolina?

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

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

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

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and South Carolina's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Missouri 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 Missouri's Corporate Registration Report.

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

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

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