South Carolina

Foreign registration · no form number

South Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

A corporation formed in South Carolina that wants to do business in Wyoming files a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division from your South Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

South Carolina and Wyoming side by side

	South Carolina formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$150 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed with Wyoming
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year	First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Wyoming registered agent

From South Carolina to Wyoming, step by step

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

Will your South Carolina name work for Wyoming?

We search Wyoming's records for South Carolina's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Wyoming and South Carolina

Wyoming 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 Wyoming's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Wyoming

South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) every year; Wyoming wants the Annual Report every year ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Wyoming

An LLC formed in South Carolina files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Wyoming into South Carolina

A corporation formed in Wyoming 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 Wyoming

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$349 at checkout; Wyoming may also want South Carolina's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Wyoming registration take?

Wyoming's standard processing takes up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt, plus time for South Carolina's certificate if Wyoming asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Wyoming?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Carolina's report (fee set by the state) and Wyoming's report ($60).

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

South Carolina companies leave by filing a Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Wyoming's report stays due alongside South Carolina's filings.

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