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Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in South Dakota

A corporation formed in Ohio that wants to do business in South Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Ohio records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Ohio and South Dakota each ask for

	Ohio formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$750 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due		By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

From Ohio to South Dakota, step by step

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Ohio certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your South Dakota registered agent, next to your Ohio name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Ohio certificate comes first; then the South Dakota filing goes in. Once South Dakota approves it, the Ohio company can do business there.

First-year cost, Ohio to South Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Ohio	$5
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Ohio certificate included	$954

South Dakota's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Ohio name and South Dakota's rules

If South Dakota's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Ohio company. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Dakota agent and the Ohio one

South Dakota calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. South Dakota papers come to us; Ohio's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: South Dakota and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to South Dakota

An LLC formed in Ohio files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: South Dakota into Ohio

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

Common questions: Ohio to South Dakota

Does my Ohio company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once an Ohio business operates there; South Dakota law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: South Dakota issues one to Ohio corporations once the filing is approved.

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

$949 at checkout plus $5 to Ohio for the Certificate of Good Standing, $954 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately, once Ohio's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and South Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and South Dakota's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Dakota?

An Ohio company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers South Dakota for year one.

Will South Dakota accept my Ohio name?

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

Can I form a new South Dakota corporation instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report, and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

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