Foreign registration · Form 50

South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

To do business in Oregon, a corporation formed in South Dakota registers there on Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your South Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What South Dakota and Oregon each ask for

	South Dakota formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$20	$275 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed online with Oregon
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Oregon registered agent

How South Dakota companies register with Oregon

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

Will your South Dakota name work for Oregon?

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

Agents: Oregon and South Dakota

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

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and Oregon

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year; Oregon wants the Annual Report every year ($275). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Oregon

An LLC formed in South Dakota files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oregon into South Dakota

A corporation formed in Oregon that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10). See that filing.

Questions South Dakota owners ask about Oregon

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once a South Dakota 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 Dakota corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Oregon registration cost?

$474 at checkout; Oregon may also want South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Oregon?

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

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Dakota registered agent stays, and ours covers Oregon for year one.

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

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

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

It files South Dakota's registration with $750 in state fees, plus Oregon's good standing certificate.

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