South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

South Carolina registers an LLC from Illinois as a foreign LLC on Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also asks for Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State using your Illinois records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Illinois vs South Carolina: the paperwork

	Illinois formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$110 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	ilsos.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1), $75, every year	No annual report
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

How Illinois companies register with South Carolina

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. An instant Illinois certificate reaches South Carolina only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form F0008
It lists us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, next to your Illinois name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Illinois delays the South Carolina filing. Once South Carolina approves it, the Illinois company can do business there.

South Carolina costs for Illinois companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$334

Will your Illinois name work for South Carolina?

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

Agents: South Carolina and Illinois

South Carolina calls it an agent for service of process; Illinois says registered agent. South Carolina papers come to us; Illinois's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: South Carolina and Illinois

Illinois wants the Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) every year ($75); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Illinois files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR. See the corporation filing.

Questions Illinois owners ask about South Carolina

Does my Illinois company need to register in South Carolina?

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

How much does it cost to register an Illinois LLC in South Carolina?

$309 at checkout plus $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $334 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants it ($25), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Illinois's report ($75) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Illinois 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 Illinois's filings stay in place.

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