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Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in South Dakota

An LLC formed in Illinois that wants to do business in South Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Illinois records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Illinois and South Dakota side by side

	Illinois formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$750 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	ilsos.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1), $75, every year	Annual Report, $55, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

How Illinois companies register with South Dakota

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Illinois 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 Illinois name and formation date and the certificate attached. Illinois issues the certificate instantly, so the South Dakota filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Illinois LLC is registered with South Dakota.

South Dakota costs for Illinois companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$974

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

Will your Illinois name work for South Dakota?

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

Your South Dakota agent and the Illinois one

Illinois and South Dakota both call it a registered agent. South Dakota papers come to us; Illinois's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: South Dakota and Illinois

Each year your LLC files Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus South Dakota comes to $279 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to South Dakota

A corporation formed in Illinois files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 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 Dakota's Annual Report. See the corporation filing.

Questions Illinois owners ask about South Dakota

Does my Illinois company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once an Illinois 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 $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $974 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants it ($25), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and South Dakota?

$279 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $55 to South Dakota for the yearly reports.

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota accept my Illinois name?

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

How do I withdraw from South Dakota later?

Illinois 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 Illinois's filings.

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