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Foreign registration · Form F0008

Texas LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

To do business in South Carolina, an LLC formed in Texas registers there on Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also asks for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State from your Texas records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Texas and South Carolina side by side

	Texas formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$15	$110 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Texas Secretary of State	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	No annual report
Due	May 15 each year
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

How Texas companies register with South Carolina

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. An instant Texas certificate reaches South Carolina only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form F0008
It names us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, with your Texas name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Texas delays the South Carolina filing. Once South Carolina approves it, the Texas company can do business there.

First-year cost, Texas to South Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$324

Will your Texas name work for South Carolina?

South Carolina can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: South Carolina and Texas

South Carolina calls it an agent for service of process; Texas says registered agent. South Carolina papers come to us; Texas's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: South Carolina and Texas

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Texas files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR. See the corporation filing.

The other way: South Carolina into Texas

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Texas files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite; no South Carolina certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Texas owners ask about South Carolina

Does my Texas company need to register in South Carolina?

Yes, once a Texas business operates there; South Carolina law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$309 at checkout plus $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $324 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

A Texas company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

Yes: the Texas registered agent stays, and ours covers South Carolina for year one.

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Texas companies leave by filing a Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Cancellation of Authority to Transact Business; until then, both the South Carolina registration and Texas's filings stay in place.

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