Foreign registration · Form 0012

South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

Oklahoma registers a corporation from South Dakota as a foreign corporation on Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your South Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

South Dakota and Oklahoma side by side

	South Dakota formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$20	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From South Dakota to Oklahoma, step by step

We prepare and file Form 0012
It names us as your Oklahoma registered agent, with your South Dakota name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the South Dakota certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oklahoma approves it, the South Dakota company can do business there.

Your South Dakota name and Oklahoma's rules

We search Oklahoma's records for South Dakota's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Oklahoma agent and the South Dakota one

South Dakota and Oklahoma both call it a registered agent. Oklahoma papers come to us; South Dakota's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and South Dakota

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year; Oklahoma wants the Annual Certificate every year ($10). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in South Dakota files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20)). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oklahoma company in South Dakota

A corporation formed in Oklahoma that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20). See that filing.

Questions South Dakota owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Oklahoma calls it qualification for South Dakota corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Oklahoma?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota's report (fee set by the state) and Oklahoma's report ($10).

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A South Dakota company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Dakota registered agent stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but South Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps South Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

South Dakota companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Corporation); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside South Dakota's filings.

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