South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

South Carolina registers an LLC from Kansas as a foreign LLC on Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also wants Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State using your Kansas records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Kansas vs South Carolina: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$7.50	$110 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	sos.ks.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	No annual report
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

From Kansas to South Carolina, step by step

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina counts 30 days from the day Kansas issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form F0008
It lists us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, next to your Kansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Kansas certificate comes first; then the South Carolina filing goes in. Once South Carolina approves it, the Kansas company can do business there.

South Carolina costs for Kansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$316.50

Will your Kansas name work for South Carolina?

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

Your South Carolina agent and the Kansas one

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

Staying in good standing in Kansas and South Carolina

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Kansas files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Business Entity Information Report and South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR. See the corporation filing.

The other way: South Carolina into Kansas

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no South Carolina certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kansas owners ask about South Carolina

Does my Kansas company need to register in South Carolina?

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

How much does it cost to register a Kansas LLC in South Carolina?

$309 at checkout plus $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $316.50 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants it ($7.50), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

A Kansas company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers South Carolina for year one.

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Kansas 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 Kansas's filings stay in place.

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