New Mexico

South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0002

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in South Carolina

A corporation formed in New Mexico that wants to do business in South Carolina files Form F0002, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also wants New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State from your New Mexico records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

New Mexico and South Carolina side by side

	New Mexico formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	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	New Mexico: online	Filed with South Carolina
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR, fee set by the state, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

How New Mexico companies register with South Carolina

Order the New Mexico certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50) is ordered from New Mexico separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina wants the New Mexico 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 New Mexico name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once New Mexico's certificate is in hand, South Carolina's filing goes in. After approval, your New Mexico corporation is registered with South Carolina.

First-year cost, New Mexico to South Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, paid to New Mexico	$50
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, New Mexico certificate included	$359

Your New Mexico name and South Carolina's rules

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

Agents: South Carolina and New Mexico

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

Yearly filings: South Carolina and New Mexico

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); 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, New Mexico to South Carolina

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

The other way: South Carolina into New Mexico

A corporation formed in South Carolina 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 South Carolina

Does my New Mexico company need to register in South Carolina?

Yes, once a New Mexico 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 New Mexico corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the South Carolina registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $50 to New Mexico for the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, $359 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need New Mexico's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants it ($50), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and South Carolina's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but New Mexico 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 New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report.

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

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

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