South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form 50

South Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

To do business in Oregon, a corporation formed in South Carolina registers there on Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your South Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

South Carolina and Oregon side by side

	South Carolina formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$10	$275 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed online with Oregon
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Oregon registered agent

From South Carolina to Oregon, step by step

We prepare and file Form 50
It lists us as your Oregon registered agent, next to your South Carolina name and formation date. If Oregon wants the South Carolina certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oregon approves it, the South Carolina company can do business there.

Your South Carolina name and Oregon's rules

We check your exact South Carolina name against Oregon's records before filing.

Your Oregon agent and the South Carolina one

Oregon calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Oregon papers come to us; South Carolina's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Oregon and South Carolina

South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) every year; Oregon wants the Annual Report every year ($275). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Oregon

An LLC formed in South Carolina files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oregon company in South Carolina

A corporation formed in Oregon 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 Oregon

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once a South Carolina business operates there; Oregon law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Oregon issues one to South Carolina corporations once the form is approved.

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

$474 at checkout; Oregon may also want South Carolina's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Oregon?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Carolina's report (fee set by the state) and Oregon's report ($275).

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oregon's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps South Carolina's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

South Carolina companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Amendment/Withdrawal; until then, Oregon's report stays due alongside South Carolina's filings.

What does an Oregon company file to register in South Carolina?

It files Form F0002 with $110 in state fees, plus Oregon's good standing certificate.

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