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Florida LLC Foreign Registration in South Dakota

South Dakota registers an LLC from Florida as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Florida records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Florida and South Dakota each ask for

	Florida formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$750 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Name endings	Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC	'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.)
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Annual Report, $55, every year
Due	May 1	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

How Florida companies register with South Dakota

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Florida 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 Florida name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Florida issues the certificate instantly, so the South Dakota filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Florida LLC is registered with South Dakota.

South Dakota costs for Florida companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Status, paid to Florida	$5
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Florida certificate included	$954

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

Will your Florida name work for South Dakota?

South Dakota accepts your Florida 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.). Florida's list (Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. If South Dakota's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Florida company. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: South Dakota and Florida

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

Yearly filings: South Dakota and Florida

Each year your LLC files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus South Dakota comes to $342.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Florida to South Dakota

A corporation formed in Florida files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($8.75)). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($150) and South Dakota's Annual Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: South Dakota into Florida

An LLC formed in South Dakota that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Florida owners ask about South Dakota

Does my Florida company need to register in South Dakota?

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

How much does it cost to register a Florida LLC in South Dakota?

$949 at checkout plus $5 to Florida for the Certificate of Status, $954 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately; Florida's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and South Dakota?

$342.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $138.75 to Florida and $55 to South Dakota for the yearly reports.

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota accept my Florida name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Florida 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.); “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new South Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Florida keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55), and the original keeps Florida's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from South Dakota later?

Florida 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 Florida's filings.

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