South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form DOS-1361-f-a

South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in New York

An LLC formed in South Carolina that wants to do business in New York files Form DOS-1361-f-a, with $250 in state fees. New York also wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within one year. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your South Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What South Carolina and New York each ask for

	South Carolina formed here	New York registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form DOS-1361-f-a, Application for Authority of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed with New York
Paid expedite		24-hour $25, same-day $75, 2-hour $150
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	dos.ny.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	No annual report	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years
Due		During the calendar month in which the Application for Authority was filed, every 2 years
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our New York registered agent

From South Carolina to New York, 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 New York order. New York counts one year from the day South Carolina issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form DOS-1361-f-a
It lists us as your New York registered agent, next to your South Carolina name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once South Carolina's certificate is in hand, New York's filing goes in. Once New York approves it, the South Carolina company can do business there.

First-year cost, South Carolina to New York

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Certificate of Existence, paid to South Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of New York registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Carolina certificate included	$459

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

Your South Carolina name and New York's rules

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

Agents: New York and South Carolina

New York 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 New York's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and New York

South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs; New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to New York

A corporation formed in South Carolina files Form DOS-1335-f-a with New York ($225 in state fees). After that come South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) and New York's Biennial Statement ($9). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New York company in South Carolina

An LLC formed in New York that registers with South Carolina files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($25) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions South Carolina owners ask about New York

Does my South Carolina company need to register in New York?

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

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

$449 at checkout plus $10 to South Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $459 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: New York wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than one year old at filing.

How long does the New York registration take?

New York's standard processing takes 7 business days, once South Carolina's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: 24-hour $25, same-day $75.

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and New York?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no South Carolina yearly report and New York's report ($9, every two years).

What if I don't register with New York?

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

Does New York require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New York LLC instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New York's Biennial Statement ($9), and South Carolina has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from New York later?

South Carolina companies leave by filing a Certificate of Surrender of Authority of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, New York's report stays due alongside South Carolina's filings.

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