South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Nevada Corporation Foreign Registration in South Carolina

A corporation formed in Nevada that wants to do business in South Carolina files Form F0002, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Nevada records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Nevada and South Carolina side by side

	Nevada formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form F0002, Application by a Foreign Corporation for a Certificate of Authority to Transact Business
State fee	$50	$110 at order
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, 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 anniversary month of incorporation	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

How Nevada companies register with South Carolina

Order the Nevada certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($50) is ordered from Nevada separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina wants the Nevada 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 Nevada name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Nevada certificate comes first; then the South Carolina filing goes in. After approval, your Nevada corporation is registered with South Carolina.

South Carolina costs for Nevada companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Existence, paid to Nevada	$50
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Nevada certificate included	$359

Your Nevada name and South Carolina's rules

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

Your South Carolina agent and the Nevada one

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

Yearly filings: South Carolina and Nevada

Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year; 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, Nevada to South Carolina

An LLC formed in Nevada files Form F0008 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a South Carolina company in Nevada

A corporation formed in South Carolina that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Nevada owners ask about South Carolina

Does my Nevada company need to register in South Carolina?

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

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

$309 at checkout plus $50 to Nevada for the Certificate of Existence, $359 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and South Carolina?

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

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Nevada 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 Nevada's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

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

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