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Foreign registration · Form F0008

Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

South Carolina registers an LLC from Indiana as a foreign LLC on Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also asks for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State using your Indiana records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What Indiana and South Carolina each ask for

	Indiana formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$15	$110 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	No annual report
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

From Indiana to South Carolina, step by step

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina accepts it within 30 days of Indiana'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 Indiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Indiana certificate comes first; then the South Carolina filing goes in. After approval, your Indiana LLC is registered with South Carolina.

First-year cost, Indiana to South Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$324

Your Indiana name and South Carolina's rules

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

Your South Carolina agent and the Indiana one

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

Yearly filings: South Carolina and Indiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Indiana files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) 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 Indiana

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Indiana to South Carolina

Does my Indiana company need to register in South Carolina?

Yes, once an Indiana 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 $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $324 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Indiana 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 Indiana's filings stay in place.

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