Foreign registration · Form S&DC-S/N

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in California

To do business in California, a corporation formed in Oklahoma registers there on Form S&DC-S/N, with $100 in state fees. California may ask for Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities using your Oklahoma records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Oklahoma and California side by side

	Oklahoma formed here	California registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form S&DC-S/N, Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with California
Paid expedite		24-hour $350, same-day $750
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	California Secretary of State, Business Entities
Official page	oklahoma.gov	sos.ca.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year
Due		Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our California agent for service of process

How Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma name and formation date. If California wants the Oklahoma certificate, it is ordered first. Once California approves it, the Oklahoma company can do business there.

Your Oklahoma name and California's rules

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

Agents: California and Oklahoma

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

Staying in good standing in Oklahoma and California

Oklahoma has no annual report for corporations; 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, Oklahoma to California

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files Form LLC-5 with California ($70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20). See the LLC filing.

Registering a California company in Oklahoma

A corporation formed in California that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0012 with $312 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Oklahoma to California

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in California?

Yes, once an Oklahoma business operates there; California registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Oklahoma corporation in California?

$299 at checkout; California may also want Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the California registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and California?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), no Oklahoma yearly report and California's report ($25).

What if I don't register with California?

California can charge an Oklahoma company a penalty of $20 a day.

Does California require a registered agent?

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

Will California accept my Oklahoma name?

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

Can I form a new California corporation instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25), and Oklahoma has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from California later?

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

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