South Carolina

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Foreign registration · no form number

South Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Colorado

A corporation formed in South Carolina that wants to do business in Colorado files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. Colorado asks nothing of South Carolina here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Program using your South Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

South Carolina and Colorado side by side

	South Carolina formed here	Colorado registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Statement of Foreign Entity Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed online with Colorado
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	coloradosos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), fee set by the state, every year	Periodic Report, $25, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Colorado registered agent

How South Carolina companies register with Colorado

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Colorado registered agent, next to your South Carolina name and formation date. No South Carolina paperwork holds up the Colorado filing. After approval, your South Carolina corporation is registered with Colorado.

Will your South Carolina name work for Colorado?

If Colorado's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the South Carolina company. We check your exact South Carolina name against Colorado's records before filing.

Your Colorado agent and the South Carolina one

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

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Colorado

South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) every year; Colorado wants the Periodic Report every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Colorado

An LLC formed in South Carolina files its own registration with Colorado ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Colorado into South Carolina

A corporation formed in Colorado that registers with South Carolina files Form F0002 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free). See that filing.

Questions South Carolina owners ask about Colorado

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Colorado?

Yes, once a South Carolina business operates there; Colorado registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Colorado calls it registration for South Carolina corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register a South Carolina corporation in Colorado?

$299 at checkout, with nothing to pay South Carolina.

Do I need South Carolina's certificate of good standing?

No, Colorado takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Colorado?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Carolina's report (fee set by the state) and Colorado's report ($25).

Does Colorado require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Colorado for year one.

Will Colorado accept my South Carolina name?

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

Can I form a new Colorado corporation instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25), and the original keeps South Carolina's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Colorado later?

South Carolina companies leave by filing a Statement of Foreign Entity Withdrawal; until then, Colorado's report stays due alongside South Carolina's filings.

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