South Carolina

Foreign registration · no form number

South Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Idaho

A corporation formed in South Carolina that wants to do business in Idaho files an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho may ask for South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your South Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

South Carolina and Idaho side by side

	South Carolina formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, no fee, 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 Idaho registered agent

How South Carolina companies register with Idaho

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Idaho registered agent, with your South Carolina name and formation date. If Idaho wants the South Carolina certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your South Carolina corporation is registered with Idaho.

Your South Carolina name and Idaho's rules

If another Idaho company uses the South Carolina name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Idaho's records for South Carolina's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Idaho agent and the South Carolina one

Idaho 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 Idaho's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Idaho

South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) every year; Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Idaho

An LLC formed in South Carolina files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Idaho company in South Carolina

A corporation formed in Idaho that registers with South Carolina files Form F0002 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10). See that filing.

Questions South Carolina owners ask about Idaho

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Idaho?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Idaho registration cost?

$302.50 at checkout; Idaho may also want South Carolina's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Idaho registration take?

Idaho's standard processing takes about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing, plus time for South Carolina's certificate if Idaho asks for it. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Idaho for year one, with a street address there.

Will Idaho 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 Idaho corporation instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps South Carolina's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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