South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Idaho LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

An LLC formed in Idaho that wants to do business in South Carolina files Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State from your Idaho records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Idaho vs South Carolina: the paperwork

	Idaho formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$110 at order
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	No annual report
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

How Idaho companies register with South Carolina

Order the Idaho certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Idaho separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina accepts it within 30 days of Idaho's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form F0008
It lists us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, next to your Idaho name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Idaho's certificate is in hand, South Carolina's filing goes in. After approval, your Idaho LLC is registered with South Carolina.

First-year cost, Idaho to South Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Existence, paid to Idaho	$10
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Idaho certificate included	$319

Your Idaho name and South Carolina's rules

South Carolina can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Carolina agent and the Idaho one

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

Staying in good standing in Idaho and South Carolina

Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Idaho files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR. See the corporation filing.

Registering a South Carolina company in Idaho

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Idaho owners ask about South Carolina

Does my Idaho company need to register in South Carolina?

Yes, once an Idaho business operates there; South Carolina law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the South Carolina registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $10 to Idaho for the Certificate of Existence, $319 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Idaho's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Idaho's report (no fee) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

An Idaho company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

Yes: the Idaho registered agent stays, and ours covers South Carolina for year one.

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

Yes, but Idaho keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no South Carolina yearly report, and the original keeps Idaho's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Idaho companies leave by filing a Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Cancellation of Authority to Transact Business; until then, both the South Carolina registration and Idaho's filings stay in place.

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