Ohio

South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in South Carolina

South Carolina registers a corporation from Ohio as a foreign corporation on Form F0002, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also wants Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Ohio records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What Ohio and South Carolina each ask for

	Ohio formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0002, Application by a Foreign Corporation for a Certificate of Authority to Transact Business
State fee	$5	$110 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR, fee set by the state, every year
Due		15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

How Ohio companies register with South Carolina

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina wants the Ohio 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 Ohio name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Ohio certificate comes first; then the South Carolina filing goes in. After approval, your Ohio corporation is registered with South Carolina.

First-year cost, Ohio to South Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Ohio	$5
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Ohio certificate included	$314

Will your Ohio name work for South Carolina?

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

Your South Carolina agent and the Ohio one

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

Staying in good standing in Ohio and South Carolina

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to South Carolina

An LLC formed in Ohio files Form F0008 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: South Carolina into Ohio

A corporation formed in South Carolina that registers with Ohio files Form 530A with $99 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to South Carolina

Does my Ohio company need to register in South Carolina?

Yes, once an Ohio 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 Ohio corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register an Ohio corporation in South Carolina?

$309 at checkout plus $5 to Ohio for the Certificate of Good Standing, $314 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants it ($5), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and South Carolina's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

An Ohio 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 Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers South Carolina for year one.

Can I form a new South Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

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

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