Foreign registration · no form number

South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

An LLC formed in South Dakota that wants to do business in Washington files an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your South Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

South Dakota and Washington side by side

	South Dakota formed here	Washington registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed online with Washington
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year	Last day of the month of WA registration
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How South Dakota companies register with Washington

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Washington counts 60 days from the day South Dakota issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your South Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once South Dakota's certificate is in hand, Washington's filing goes in. Once Washington approves it, the South Dakota company can do business there.

First-year cost, South Dakota to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, paid to South Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Dakota certificate included	$419

Your South Dakota name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and South Dakota

South Dakota and Washington both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for South Dakota; ours takes Washington's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and Washington

Each year your LLC files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, South Dakota plus Washington comes to $274 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Washington

A corporation formed in South Dakota files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20)). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Washington company in South Dakota

An LLC formed in Washington that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Washington

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a South Dakota business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a South Dakota LLC in Washington?

$399 at checkout plus $20 to South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $419 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Washington wants it ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Washington?

$274 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $55 to South Dakota and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but South Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps South Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

South Dakota companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside South Dakota's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in South Dakota?

It files South Dakota's registration with $750 in state fees, plus Washington's good standing certificate.

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