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Texas LLC Foreign Registration in South Dakota

South Dakota registers an LLC from Texas as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Texas and South Dakota side by side

	Texas formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (no form number)
State fee	$15	$750 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Texas Secretary of State	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Name endings	limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either	'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.)
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $55, every year
Due	May 15 each year	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

From Texas to South Dakota, step by step

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Texas certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your South Dakota registered agent, with your Texas name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Texas delays the South Dakota filing. After approval, your Texas LLC is registered with South Dakota.

First-year cost, Texas to South Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$964

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

Your Texas name and South Dakota's rules

South Dakota accepts your Texas name if it includes 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.). Texas's list (limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. If another South Dakota company uses the Texas name, an alternate name is allowed. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: South Dakota and Texas

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and South Dakota

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($55). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to South Dakota

A corporation formed in Texas files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 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 Dakota's Annual Report. See the corporation filing.

Registering a South Dakota company in Texas

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

Questions Texas owners ask about South Dakota

Does my Texas company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once a Texas business operates there; South Dakota law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$949 at checkout plus $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $964 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately; Texas's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and South Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and South Dakota's report ($55).

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota accept my Texas name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Texas name at home. South Dakota names must include 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.); “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new South Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from South Dakota later?

Texas companies leave by filing a Notice of Cancellation of Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, South Dakota's report stays due alongside Texas's filings.

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