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Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in South Dakota

South Dakota registers an LLC from Minnesota as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Minnesota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Minnesota vs South Dakota: the paperwork

	Minnesota formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$750 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $55, every year
Due	December 31	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

How Minnesota companies register with South Dakota

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Minnesota certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your South Dakota registered agent, next to your Minnesota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Minnesota delays the South Dakota filing. After approval, your Minnesota LLC is registered with South Dakota.

First-year cost, Minnesota to South Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Minnesota	$5
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Minnesota certificate included	$954

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

Your Minnesota name and South Dakota's rules

South Dakota accepts your Minnesota 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 Minnesota name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If South Dakota's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Minnesota company. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Dakota agent and the Minnesota one

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

Yearly filings: South Dakota and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus South Dakota comes to $204 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to South Dakota

A corporation formed in Minnesota files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and South Dakota's Annual Report. See the corporation filing.

Registering a South Dakota company in Minnesota

An LLC formed in South Dakota that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no South Dakota certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Minnesota owners ask about South Dakota

Does my Minnesota company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once a Minnesota 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 $5 to Minnesota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $954 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants it ($5), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and South Dakota?

$204 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $55 to South Dakota for the yearly reports.

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota accept my Minnesota name?

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

How do I withdraw from South Dakota later?

Minnesota 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 Minnesota's filings.

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