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Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in South Dakota

An LLC formed in Connecticut that wants to do business in South Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Connecticut records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Connecticut and South Dakota side by side

	Connecticut formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$750 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	business.ct.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Annual Report, $55, every year
Due	On or before March 31	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with South Dakota

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). South Dakota wants the Connecticut 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 Connecticut name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Connecticut's certificate is in hand, South Dakota's filing goes in. After approval, your Connecticut LLC is registered with South Dakota.

South Dakota costs for Connecticut companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$50
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$999

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

Your Connecticut name and South Dakota's rules

South Dakota accepts your Connecticut 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 Connecticut name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another South Dakota company uses the Connecticut name, an alternate name is allowed. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Dakota agent and the Connecticut one

Connecticut and South Dakota both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Connecticut; ours takes South Dakota's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and South Dakota

Each year your LLC files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus South Dakota comes to $284 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to South Dakota

A corporation formed in Connecticut files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($80)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and South Dakota's Annual Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: South Dakota into Connecticut

An LLC formed in South Dakota that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Connecticut to South Dakota

Does my Connecticut company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once a Connecticut 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 $50 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $999 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and South Dakota?

$284 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $80 to Connecticut and $55 to South Dakota for the yearly reports.

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota accept my Connecticut name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Connecticut 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 Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55), and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from South Dakota later?

Connecticut 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 Connecticut's filings.

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