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Arizona LLC Foreign Registration in South Dakota

South Dakota registers an LLC from Arizona as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Arizona records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Arizona and South Dakota side by side

	Arizona formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$750 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $55, every year
Due		During the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

From Arizona to South Dakota, step by step

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Arizona certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your South Dakota registered agent, next to your Arizona name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Arizona certificate comes first; then the South Dakota filing goes in. After approval, your Arizona LLC is registered with South Dakota.

First-year cost, Arizona to South Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arizona	$10
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arizona certificate included	$959

South Dakota's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Arizona name work for South Dakota?

South Dakota accepts your Arizona name if it includes 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.). If the Arizona name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another South Dakota company uses the Arizona name, an alternate name is allowed. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: South Dakota and Arizona

South Dakota calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Arizona; ours takes South Dakota's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: South Dakota and Arizona

Arizona has no annual report for LLCs; South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($55). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to South Dakota

A corporation formed in Arizona files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and South Dakota's Annual Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: South Dakota into Arizona

An LLC formed in South Dakota that registers with Arizona files Form L025 with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Arizona to South Dakota

Does my Arizona company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once an Arizona business operates there; South Dakota law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the South Dakota registration cost?

$949 at checkout plus $10 to Arizona for the Certificate of Good Standing, $959 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants it ($10), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately, once Arizona's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and South Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Arizona yearly report and South Dakota's report ($55).

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers South Dakota for year one.

Will South Dakota accept my Arizona name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Arizona name at home. South Dakota names must include 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.).

Can I form a new South Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55), and Arizona has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from South Dakota later?

Arizona companies leave by filing a Notice of Cancellation of Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, South Dakota's report stays due alongside Arizona's filings.

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