Utah

South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Utah LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

An LLC formed in Utah that wants to do business in South Carolina files Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also asks for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State from your Utah records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Utah vs South Carolina: the paperwork

	Utah formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$12	$110 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	No annual report
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

How Utah companies register with South Carolina

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). Ordered from Utah on filing day, it easily meets South Carolina's limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form F0008
It names us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, with your Utah name and formation date and the certificate attached. Utah issues the certificate instantly, so the South Carolina filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Utah LLC is registered with South Carolina.

South Carolina costs for Utah companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$321

Your Utah name and South Carolina's rules

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

Agents: South Carolina and Utah

South Carolina calls it an agent for service of process; Utah says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Utah; ours takes South Carolina's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: South Carolina and Utah

Utah wants the Annual Report/Renewal every year ($18); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Utah to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Utah files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) 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 Utah

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Utah owners ask about South Carolina

Does my Utah company need to register in South Carolina?

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

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

$309 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $321 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Utah's report ($18) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Utah 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 Utah's filings stay in place.

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