South Carolina

Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

An LLC formed in South Carolina that wants to do business in Arizona files Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your South Carolina records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

South Carolina vs Arizona: the paperwork

	South Carolina formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	No annual report
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Arizona statutory agent

How South Carolina companies register with Arizona

Order the South Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from South Carolina separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Arizona counts 60 days from the day South Carolina issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form L025
It names us as your Arizona statutory agent, with your South Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once South Carolina's certificate is in hand, Arizona's filing goes in. Once Arizona approves it, the South Carolina company can do business there.

Arizona costs for South Carolina companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Existence, paid to South Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, South Carolina certificate included	$397.30

Your South Carolina name and Arizona's rules

If another Arizona company uses the South Carolina name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Arizona's records for South Carolina's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Arizona agent and the South Carolina one

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Arizona papers come to us; South Carolina's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Arizona and South Carolina

South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs; Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Arizona

A corporation formed in South Carolina files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Arizona into South Carolina

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with South Carolina files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions South Carolina owners ask about Arizona

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Arizona?

Yes, once a South Carolina business operates there; Arizona registers it as a foreign LLC.

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

$387.30 at checkout plus $10 to South Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $397.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need South Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite, once South Carolina's certificate is in hand.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

A South Carolina company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my South Carolina name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its South Carolina name at home.

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and South Carolina has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

South Carolina companies leave by filing Form L026 ($10); until then, both the Arizona registration and South Carolina's filings stay in place.

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