South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

To do business in South Carolina, an LLC formed in Michigan registers there on Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also asks for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State from your Michigan records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

What Michigan and South Carolina each ask for

	Michigan formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$110 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	michigan.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	No annual report
Due	February 15
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

How Michigan companies register with South Carolina

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina accepts it within 30 days of Michigan'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 Michigan name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Michigan certificate comes first; then the South Carolina filing goes in. After approval, your Michigan LLC is registered with South Carolina.

First-year cost, Michigan to South Carolina

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

Will your Michigan name work for South Carolina?

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

Agents: South Carolina and Michigan

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

Yearly filings: South Carolina and Michigan

Michigan wants the Annual Statement every year ($25); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Michigan files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) 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 Michigan

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Michigan to South Carolina

Does my Michigan company need to register in South Carolina?

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

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

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

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants it ($10), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Michigan's report ($25) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Michigan 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 Michigan's filings stay in place.

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