Foreign registration · Form S&DC-S/N

Oregon Corporation Foreign Registration in California

A corporation formed in Oregon that wants to do business in California files Form S&DC-S/N, with $100 in state fees. California may ask for Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities from your Oregon records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Oregon and California side by side

	Oregon formed here	California registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Form S&DC-S/N, Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed with California
Paid expedite		24-hour $350, same-day $750
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	California Secretary of State, Business Entities
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	sos.ca.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year
Due	Anniversary of incorporation, every year	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: 5 days or less
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our California agent for service of process

How Oregon companies register with California

We prepare and file Form S&DC-S/N
It names us as your California agent for service of process, with your Oregon name and formation date. If California wants the Oregon certificate, it is ordered first. Once California approves it, the Oregon company can do business there.

Will your Oregon name work for California?

If another California company uses the Oregon name, an alternate name is allowed. California can hold a name for 60 days for $10 before you file.

Your California agent and the Oregon one

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

Staying in good standing in Oregon and California

Each year your corporation files Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, Oregon plus California comes to $274 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to California

An LLC formed in Oregon files Form LLC-5 with California ($70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20). See the LLC filing.

Registering a California company in Oregon

A corporation formed in California that registers with Oregon files Form 50 with $275 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Oregon to California

Does my Oregon company need to register in California?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the California registration cost?

$299 at checkout; California may also want Oregon's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the California registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and California?

$274 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, $100 to Oregon and $25 to California for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with California?

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

Does California require a registered agent?

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

Will California accept my Oregon name?

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

Can I form a new California corporation instead?

Yes, but Oregon keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25), and the original keeps Oregon's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from California later?

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

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