Minnesota

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South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

To do business in Minnesota, an LLC formed in South Dakota registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota needs nothing from South Dakota: no Certificate of Good Standing/Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your South Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

South Dakota and Minnesota side by side

	South Dakota formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$20	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year	December 31
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How South Dakota companies register with Minnesota

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Minnesota registered agent, next to your South Dakota name and formation date. Nothing has to come from South Dakota first, so the Minnesota filing can go in right away. After approval, your South Dakota LLC is registered with Minnesota.

Your South Dakota name and Minnesota's rules

We search Minnesota's records for South Dakota's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Minnesota and South Dakota

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

Yearly filings: Minnesota and South Dakota

Each year your LLC files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, South Dakota plus Minnesota comes to $204 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Minnesota

A corporation formed in South Dakota files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in South Dakota

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5). See that filing.

Questions South Dakota owners ask about Minnesota

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a South Dakota business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay South Dakota.

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

No, Minnesota takes the registration without it.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days; nothing comes from South Dakota first.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Minnesota?

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

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

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

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

Yes, but South Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps South Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

South Dakota companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Limited Liability Company ($35); until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside South Dakota's filings.

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