South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in South Carolina

South Carolina registers a corporation from Oklahoma as a foreign corporation on Form F0002, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also wants Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Oklahoma records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Oklahoma and South Carolina side by side

	Oklahoma formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0002, Application by a Foreign Corporation for a Certificate of Authority to Transact Business
State fee	$20	$110 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	oklahoma.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 Oklahoma registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

From Oklahoma to South Carolina, step by step

Order the Oklahoma certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from Oklahoma separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina wants the Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Oklahoma certificate comes first; then the South Carolina filing goes in. Once South Carolina approves it, the Oklahoma company can do business there.

South Carolina costs for Oklahoma companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Oklahoma	$20
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Oklahoma certificate included	$329

Your Oklahoma name and South Carolina's rules

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

Your South Carolina agent and the Oklahoma one

South Carolina calls it an agent for service of process; Oklahoma says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Oklahoma; ours takes South Carolina's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: South Carolina and Oklahoma

Oklahoma has no annual report for corporations; 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, Oklahoma to South Carolina

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files Form F0008 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: South Carolina into Oklahoma

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

Common questions: Oklahoma to South Carolina

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in South Carolina?

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

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

$309 at checkout plus $20 to Oklahoma for the Certificate of Good Standing, $329 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants it ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and South Carolina?

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

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

An Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma registered agent stays, and ours covers South Carolina for year one.

Can I form a new South Carolina corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

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

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