Foreign registration · no form number

Washington LLC Foreign Registration in South Dakota

South Dakota registers an LLC from Washington as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Washington records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Washington vs South Dakota: the paperwork

	Washington formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$750 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, $55, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

How Washington companies register with South Dakota

Order the Washington certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Washington separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Washington 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 Washington name and formation date and the certificate attached. Washington issues the certificate instantly, so the South Dakota filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Washington LLC is registered with South Dakota.

South Dakota costs for Washington companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Existence, paid to Washington	$20
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Washington certificate included	$969

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

Will your Washington name work for South Dakota?

South Dakota accepts your Washington 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.). If the Washington name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another South Dakota company uses the Washington name, an alternate name is allowed. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: South Dakota and Washington

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

Staying in good standing in Washington and South Dakota

Each year your LLC files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus South Dakota comes to $274 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Washington to South Dakota

A corporation formed in Washington files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and South Dakota's Annual Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: South Dakota into Washington

An LLC formed in South Dakota that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about South Dakota

Does my Washington company need to register in South Dakota?

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

How much does the South Dakota registration cost?

$949 at checkout plus $20 to Washington for the Certificate of Existence, $969 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Washington and South Dakota?

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

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota accept my Washington name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Washington 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.).

Can I form a new South Dakota LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Dakota later?

Washington 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 Washington's filings.

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