Foreign registration · Form S&DC-S/N

New York Corporation Foreign Registration in California

To do business in California, a corporation formed in New York registers there on Form S&DC-S/N, with $100 in state fees. California may ask for New York's Certificate of Status ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities using your New York records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

New York and California side by side

	New York formed here	California registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Form S&DC-S/N, Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed with California
Paid expedite		24-hour $350, same-day $750
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	California Secretary of State, Business Entities
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sos.ca.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year
Due	During the calendar month of original incorporation, every 2 years	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Online processing: 5 days or less
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our California agent for service of process

How New York companies register with California

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

Your New York name and California's rules

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

Agents: California and New York

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

Staying in good standing in New York and California

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); California wants the Statement of Information (Form SI-550) every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New York to California

An LLC formed in New York files Form LLC-5 with California ($70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($25)). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20). See the LLC filing.

Registering a California company in New York

A corporation formed in California that registers with New York files Form DOS-1335-f-a with $225 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New York owners ask about California

Does my New York company need to register in California?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the California registration cost?

$299 at checkout; California may also want New York's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

How long does the California registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for New York and California?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and California's report ($25).

What if I don't register with California?

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

Does California require a registered agent?

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

Will California accept my New York name?

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

Can I form a new California corporation instead?

Yes, but New York 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 York's Biennial Statement.

How do I withdraw from California later?

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

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