South Carolina

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South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

Connecticut registers an LLC from South Carolina as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also asks for South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your South Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What South Carolina and Connecticut each ask for

	South Carolina formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$120 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due		On or before March 31
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Connecticut registered agent

From South Carolina to Connecticut, step by step

Order the South Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from South Carolina separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. Connecticut accepts it within 90 days of South Carolina's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your South Carolina name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once South Carolina's certificate is in hand, Connecticut's filing goes in. After approval, your South Carolina LLC is registered with Connecticut.

First-year cost, South Carolina to Connecticut

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Existence, paid to South Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Carolina certificate included	$329

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

Will your South Carolina name work for Connecticut?

We check your exact South Carolina name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Your Connecticut agent and the South Carolina one

Connecticut calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for South Carolina; ours takes Connecticut's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Connecticut

South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs; Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($80). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Connecticut

A corporation formed in South Carolina files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in South Carolina

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with South Carolina files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: South Carolina to Connecticut

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Connecticut?

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

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$319 at checkout plus $10 to South Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $329 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Connecticut wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Connecticut?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no South Carolina yearly report and Connecticut's report ($80).

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge a South Carolina company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and South Carolina has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

South Carolina companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside South Carolina's filings.

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