Foreign registration · Form S&DC-S/N

Wyoming Corporation Foreign Registration in California

A corporation formed in Wyoming that wants to do business in California files Form S&DC-S/N, with $100 in state fees. California may ask for Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities from your Wyoming records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

What Wyoming and California each ask for

	Wyoming formed here	California registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Form S&DC-S/N, Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation
State fee	No fee	$100 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed with California
Paid expedite		24-hour $350, same-day $750
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	California Secretary of State, Business Entities
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	sos.ca.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year
Due	First day of the corporation's anniversary month	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: 5 days or less
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our California agent for service of process

How Wyoming companies register with California

We prepare and file Form S&DC-S/N
It lists us as your California agent for service of process, next to your Wyoming name and formation date. If California wants the Wyoming certificate, it is ordered first. Once California approves it, the Wyoming company can do business there.

Will your Wyoming name work for California?

If California's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Wyoming company. California can hold a name for 60 days for $10 before you file.

Your California agent and the Wyoming one

California calls it an agent for service of process; Wyoming says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Wyoming; ours takes California's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: California and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, Wyoming plus California comes to $234 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to California

An LLC formed in Wyoming files Form LLC-5 with California ($70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20). See the LLC filing.

The other way: California into Wyoming

A corporation formed in California that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Wyoming owners ask about California

Does my Wyoming company need to register in California?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

California calls it registration for Wyoming corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the California registration cost?

$299 at checkout; California may also want Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the California registration take?

California's online processing takes 5 days or less, plus time for Wyoming's certificate if California asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $350, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and California?

$234 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, $60 to Wyoming and $25 to California for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with California?

California can charge a Wyoming company a penalty of $20 a day.

Does California require a registered agent?

Yes: the Wyoming registered agent stays, and ours covers California for year one.

Will California accept my Wyoming name?

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

Can I form a new California corporation instead?

Yes, but Wyoming keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25), and the original keeps Wyoming's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from California later?

Wyoming companies leave by filing Form CORP-SURC, Certificate of Surrender; until then, California's report stays due alongside Wyoming's filings.

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