Foreign registration · no form number

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in South Dakota

A corporation formed in Oklahoma that wants to do business in South Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Oklahoma records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Oklahoma and South Dakota side by side

	Oklahoma formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$750 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	oklahoma.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 Oklahoma registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

How Oklahoma companies register with South Dakota

Order the Oklahoma certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from Oklahoma separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Oklahoma certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your South Dakota registered agent, with your Oklahoma name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Oklahoma certificate comes first; then the South Dakota filing goes in. After approval, your Oklahoma corporation is registered with South Dakota.

First-year cost, Oklahoma to South Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Oklahoma	$20
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Oklahoma certificate included	$969

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

Will your Oklahoma name work for South Dakota?

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

Your South Dakota agent and the Oklahoma one

Oklahoma and South Dakota both call it a registered agent. South Dakota papers come to us; Oklahoma's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Oklahoma and South Dakota

Oklahoma 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, Oklahoma to South Dakota

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). See the LLC filing.

The other way: South Dakota into Oklahoma

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

Common questions: Oklahoma to South Dakota

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in South Dakota?

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

How much does the South Dakota registration cost?

$949 at checkout plus $20 to Oklahoma for the Certificate of Good Standing, $969 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and South Dakota?

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

What if I don't register with South Dakota?

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

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota 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 South Dakota corporation instead?

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

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