New Mexico

Foreign registration · Form S&DC-S/N

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in California

To do business in California, a corporation formed in New Mexico registers there on Form S&DC-S/N, with $100 in state fees. California may ask for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities from your New Mexico records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

New Mexico and California side by side

	New Mexico formed here	California registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form S&DC-S/N, Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation
State fee	$50	$100 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with California
Paid expedite		24-hour $350, same-day $750
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	California Secretary of State, Business Entities
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sos.ca.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$250 late fee
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our California agent for service of process

How New Mexico companies register with California

We prepare and file Form S&DC-S/N
It lists us as your California agent for service of process, next to your New Mexico name and formation date. If California wants the New Mexico certificate, it is ordered first. Once California approves it, the New Mexico company can do business there.

Will your New Mexico name work for California?

If California's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the New Mexico company. California can hold a name for 60 days for $10 before you file.

Your California agent and the New Mexico one

California calls it an agent for service of process; New Mexico says registered agent. California papers come to us; New Mexico's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and California

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); California wants the Statement of Information (Form SI-550) every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to California

An LLC formed in New Mexico files Form LLC-5 with California ($70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance). See the LLC filing.

The other way: California into New Mexico

A corporation formed in California that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New Mexico owners ask about California

Does my New Mexico company need to register in California?

Yes, once a New Mexico business operates there; California registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

California calls it registration for New Mexico corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the California registration cost?

$299 at checkout; California may also want New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, at extra cost.

How long does the California registration take?

California's online processing takes 5 days or less, plus time for New Mexico's certificate if California asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $350, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and California?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and California's report ($25).

What if I don't register with California?

California can charge a New Mexico company a penalty of $20 a day.

Does California require a registered agent?

Yes: the New Mexico registered agent stays, and ours covers California for year one.

Will California accept my New Mexico name?

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

Can I form a new California corporation instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25), and the original keeps New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report.

How do I withdraw from California later?

New Mexico companies leave by filing Form CORP-SURC, Certificate of Surrender; until then, California's report stays due alongside New Mexico's filings.

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