South Carolina Secretary of State - Division of Business Filings
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Contact Information
Edgar Brown Building
1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525
Columbia, SC 29201
Mailing address:
SC Secretary of State's Office
1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-2158
Web: Home Name search Forms File online
Corporate Filings
We track the following filings with the South Carolina Secretary of State - Division of Business Filings in order to provide compliance services to our clients. We share this reference information with the general public as a courtesy. As a registered agent client, you get access to state templates pre-filled with our company information to help you save time looking up information.
Annual Report
Application for Certificate of Authority
| Agency: | South Carolina Secretary of State - Division of Business Filings |
| Form: | Application for a Certificate of Authority to Transact Business |
| Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $110 + $25 initial report fee + $19 online filing fee if filed online |
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| Certified Copy Requirement: | Certified copies not required. |
| Certificate of Good Standing Requirement: | Certificate of existence dated within 30 days. |
Registration Renewal
| Agency: | South Carolina Secretary of State - Division of Business Filings |
| Form: | Domestic Limited Liability Partnership - Renewal Application |
| Filing Method: | Mail, in-person, or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $100 |
| Due: | By the anniversary of registration for the first renewal and by the previous year's renewal date for each additional year. Renewals may be filed up to 60 days prior to the due date. |
| Law: |
Certificate of Authority Renewal
| Agency: | South Carolina Secretary of State - Division of Business Filings |
| Form: | |
| Filing Method: | Mail, in-person, or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $100 |
| Due: | By the anniversary of registration for the first renewal and by the previous year's renewal date for each additional year. Renewals may be filed up to 60 days prior to the due date. |
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Fictitious or Assumed Name
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| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $10 |
| Is registration mandatory?: | Required only for limited partnerships that plan to use a name other than name shown on its certificate of registration. |
| County Level Filing: | Filing is not required at the county level. |
| Does registration prevent others from using the name I choose?: | Registration of an assumed name does not confer ownership rights and does not prevent another entity from using the same fictitious name. |
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Renewal of Fictitious or Assumed Name
| Form: | |
| Agency Fee: | $10 |
| Due: | By December 31 of the 5th full calendar year following the most recent date of registration. |
| Law: | SC Code § 33-42-45 |
Certificate of Good Standing
| Agency: | South Carolina Secretary of State - Division of Business Filings |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $10 |
| Notes: | Use the online system to find your entity and order a certificate of good standing. |
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