South Carolina Certificate of Authority / About
Who prepares your certificate of authority
South Carolina Certificate of Authority prepares and files South Carolina certificate of authority applications on behalf of entities that were formed elsewhere.
In every order
An entity-based questionnaire, a drafted application, the home certificate requested for the right date, a check against the state's five common rejection reasons, and the filing.
Not included
Advice on whether past activity counted, on state taxes, or on disputes. A South Carolina lawyer or accountant handles those.
Price summary
Get your South Carolina certificate
Georgia or any stateSouth Carolina
$199
+ $110 to the state
- Your certificate of authority application, drafted from a questionnaire
- The home-state certificate requested on the right date
- A South Carolina agent for service if you need one
- The filed copy and the state's receipt
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
The $110 state fee is the LLC and corporation fee, paid to the Secretary of State and itemized separately; a corporation also pays a license fee, and other entity types are priced on the cost page. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Need a South Carolina certificate of authority?
Send the entity type and we take over the filing.