South Carolina

Foreign registration · no form number

South Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

To do business in Nebraska, a corporation formed in South Carolina registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your South Carolina records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What South Carolina and Nebraska each ask for

	South Carolina formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$10	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), fee set by the state, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

How South Carolina companies register with Nebraska

Order the South Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from South Carolina separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the South Carolina certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, next to your South Carolina name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The South Carolina certificate comes first; then the Nebraska filing goes in. Once Nebraska approves it, the South Carolina company can do business there.

Nebraska costs for South Carolina companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Existence, paid to South Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, South Carolina certificate included	$319

Will your South Carolina name work for Nebraska?

If another Nebraska company uses the South Carolina name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact South Carolina name against Nebraska's records before filing.

Agents: Nebraska and South Carolina

South Carolina and Nebraska both call it an agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for South Carolina; ours takes Nebraska's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Nebraska

South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) every year; Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Nebraska

An LLC formed in South Carolina files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Nebraska company in South Carolina

A corporation formed in Nebraska that registers with South Carolina files Form F0002 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50). See that filing.

Questions South Carolina owners ask about Nebraska

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Nebraska issues one to South Carolina corporations once the filing is approved.

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

$309 at checkout plus $10 to South Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $319 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Nebraska wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), South Carolina's report (fee set by the state) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A South Carolina company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska 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 Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps South Carolina's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

South Carolina companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside South Carolina's filings.

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