South Carolina

Foreign registration · no form number

South Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers a corporation from South Carolina as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your South Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What South Carolina and Vermont each ask for

	South Carolina formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$155 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed online with Vermont
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Vermont registered agent

How South Carolina companies register with Vermont

Order the South Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from South Carolina separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont accepts it within 30 days of South Carolina's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your South Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once South Carolina's certificate is in hand, Vermont's filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the South Carolina company can do business there.

Vermont costs for South Carolina companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to South Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Carolina certificate included	$364

Your South Carolina name and Vermont's rules

If another Vermont company uses the South Carolina name, an alternate name is allowed. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Vermont agent and the South Carolina one

Vermont 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 Vermont's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Vermont

South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) every year; Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($250). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Vermont

An LLC formed in South Carolina files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Vermont into South Carolina

A corporation formed in Vermont that registers with South Carolina files Form F0002 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25). See that filing.

Questions South Carolina owners ask about Vermont

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Vermont 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 Vermont?

$354 at checkout plus $10 to South Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $364 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Vermont wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 30 days old at filing.

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day, once South Carolina's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Vermont?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Carolina's report (fee set by the state) and Vermont's report ($250).

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont 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 Vermont corporation instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps South Carolina's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

South Carolina companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Vermont's report stays due alongside South Carolina's filings.

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