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South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

To do business in Nebraska, a corporation formed in South Dakota registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your South Dakota records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

South Dakota vs Nebraska: the paperwork

	South Dakota formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$20	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

From South Dakota to Nebraska, step by step

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the South Dakota 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 Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once South Dakota's certificate is in hand, Nebraska's filing goes in. After approval, your South Dakota corporation is registered with Nebraska.

Nebraska costs for South Dakota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, paid to South Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, South Dakota certificate included	$329

Your South Dakota name and Nebraska's rules

If Nebraska's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the South Dakota company. We check your exact South Dakota name against Nebraska's records before filing.

Your Nebraska agent and the South Dakota one

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; South Dakota says registered agent. Nebraska papers come to us; South Dakota's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Nebraska and South Dakota

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year; Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Nebraska

An LLC formed in South Dakota files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20)). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nebraska into South Dakota

A corporation formed in Nebraska that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50). See that filing.

Questions South Dakota owners ask about Nebraska

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$309 at checkout plus $20 to South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $329 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Nebraska wants it ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota'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 Dakota 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 Dakota registered agent stays, and ours covers Nebraska for year one.

Will Nebraska accept my South Dakota name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its South Dakota name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

South Dakota 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 Dakota's filings.

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