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Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in South Dakota

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

Delaware and South Dakota side by side

	Delaware formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$750 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	Annual Report, $55, every year
Due	On or before June 1	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

How Delaware companies register with South Dakota

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). South Dakota wants the Delaware certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your South Dakota registered agent, with your Delaware name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days Delaware takes to send the certificate before the South Dakota filing goes in. After approval, your Delaware LLC is registered with South Dakota.

First-year cost, Delaware to South Dakota

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

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

Your Delaware name and South Dakota's rules

South Dakota accepts your Delaware 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 Delaware name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If South Dakota's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Delaware company. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Dakota agent and the Delaware one

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

Staying in good standing in Delaware and South Dakota

Each year your LLC files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus South Dakota comes to $604 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to South Dakota

A corporation formed in Delaware files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50)). After that come Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and South Dakota's Annual Report. See the corporation filing.

Registering a South Dakota company in Delaware

An LLC formed in South Dakota that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Delaware to South Dakota

Does my Delaware company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once a Delaware 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 Delaware for the Certificate of Good Standing, $999 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants it ($50), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately, plus mail time for Delaware's certificate before filing. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and South Dakota?

$604 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $400 to Delaware and $55 to South Dakota for the yearly reports.

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota accept my Delaware name?

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

How do I withdraw from South Dakota later?

Delaware 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 Delaware's filings.

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