Common types of business filings and fees for the ...

Included in SoS' January 17, 2020 letter to LOC

Common types of business filings and fees for the Southeastern states

Included in the Secretary of State's (SoS) January 17, 2020 letter to the House Legislative Oversight Committee (LOC). This information was provided in response to the following question in LOC's December 12, 2019, letter to the SoS: "21. Please provide a table listing business filing fees in South Carolina and fees for comparable business filings in other Southeastern states."

In addition to providing the information in this document, SoS provided the following response: ? Please see the table of the most common types of business filings and fees for the Southeastern states,

including South Carolina, that is provided in Attachment B.

Included in SoS' January 17, 2020 letter to LOC

ATTACHMENT B

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Business Corporations:

Type of Form

South

Carolina

Articles of Incorporation (Domestic) $110

Certificate of Authority (Foreign) $110

Articles of Amendment (Domestic) $110

Amended Certificate of Authority (Foreign)

$110

Business Filing Fee Comparison (Southeastern States)

Alabama $100

$150

$100 $25

Arkansas $50

$300

$50-$100 $300

Florida

Georgia

Kentucky

Louisiana

$70 (includes $35 for filing fee and $35 for registered agent designation) $70 (includes $35 for filing fee and $35 for registered agent designation) $35

$110 paper; $100 online

$235 paper; $225 online

$30 paper; $20 online

$35

$30 paper;

$20 online

$40 plus

$75

organization

tax based on

number of

shares

$90

$125

$40 plus organization tax if shares increase $40

$75 $125

Mississippi $50

North Carolina $125

$500

$250

$50

$50

$50

$75

Certificate of Existence/Status

$10

$25

$15

$8.75

$20 paper; $10

$20

$25

$15

$10 online

Name Reservation (Domestic)

$10

$25

$25

n/a

$35 paper; $15

$25

$25

$30

$25 online

Articles of Correction

$10

n/a

$30

$35

$20

$20

$75

$50

$10

Articles of Dissolution (Domestic) $10 Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign) $10 Notice of Change of Agent or Office $10

Annual Report/Registration/Status Report/Franchise Tax Report

Filed with DOR; Initial CL-1 Form is $25

$100 $100 $25

$10 plus business privilege tax

$50

$35

$10 paper; $40

no fee online

$300

$35

$10 paper; $40

no fee online

No fee

$35

$5 per entity; $10

minimum 4

entities

$150 with $150; $550 if $60 paper; $15

stock; $300 received

$50 online

without stock after May 1st

$75

$25

$30

$125

$25

$25

$25

$10

$5

$30

$25

$25

Tennessee $100

Virginia

$25 plus $75 to $2,525 fee based on number of shares

West Virginia $100

$600

$25 plus $75 to $2,525 fee based on number of shares

$100

$20

$25 plus fee $25

based on

increase in

shares

$20

$25 plus fee $25

based on

increase in

shares

$20

$6

$10

$20

$10

$15

$20

$25 plus fee n/a

based on

increase in

shares

$20

$10

$25

$20

$10

$25

$20

No fee

$15

$20

$100 to

$25

$1,700 based

on number of

shares

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Nonprofit Corporations:

Type of Form

South

Carolina

Articles of Incorporation (Domestic) $25

Certificate of Authority (Foreign) $10

Articles of Amendment (Domestic) $10

Amended Certificate of Authority $10

(Foreign)

Certificate of Existence/Status

$10

Articles of Correction

$10

Articles of Dissolution (Domestic) $10

Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign) $10

Notice of Change of Agent or Office $10

Annual Report/Registration/Status n/a Report/Franchise Tax Report

Alabama $100

Arkansas $50

$150

$300

$50 $25 $25 n/a $100 $100 $25

n/a

$50 $300 $15 $30 $50 $300 No fee

n/a

Florida

Georgia

Kentucky

$70 (includes $110 paper; $8

$35 for filing $100 online

fee and $35

for registered

agent

designation)

$70 (includes $235 paper; $90

$35 for filing $225 online

fee and $35

for registered

agent

designation)

$35

$30 paper; $8

$20 online

$35

$30 paper; $40

$20 online

$8.75

$20 paper; $10

$10 online

$35

$20

$8

$35

$10 paper; $5

no fee online

$35

$10 paper; $40

no fee online

$35

$5 per entity; $10

minimum 4

entities

$61.25

$40 paper; $15

$30 online

Louisiana $75

Mississippi $50

North Carolina $60

$125

$100

$125

$75

$50

$25

$125

$50

$25

$20

$25

$15

$75

$50

$10

$75

$25

$15

$125

$25

$10

$25

$10

$5

$10

$25

n/a

Tennessee Virginia

$100

$75

$600

$75

$20

$25

$20

$25

$20

$6

$20

$25

$20

$10

$20

$10

$20

No fee

$5

$25

West Virginia $25

$50

$25 $25 $10 n/a $25 $25 $15

$25

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Limited Liability Companies:

Type of Form Articles of Organization (Domestic)

South Carolina $110

Alabama $100

Arkansas $50

Certificate of Authority (Foreign) $110

$150

$300

Articles of Amendment (Domestic) $110

Amended Certificate of Authority (Foreign) Certificate of Existence/Status/Fact of Existence Articles of Correction Articles of Termination/Dissolution (Domestic) Certificate of Withdrawal/ Cancellation (Foreign) Notice of Change of Agent or Office

$110 $10 $2 $10 $10 $10

$100 $25 $25 n/a $100 $100 $25

$25 $300 $15 $30 $50 $150 No fee

Annual Report/Registration/Status Report/Franchise Tax Report

n/a unless taxed as a corporation

Minimum $100 business privilege tax

$150

Florida

Georgia

Kentucky

$125

$110 paper; $40

(includes $35 $100 online

for filing fee

and $35 for

registered

agent

designation)

$125

$235 paper; $90

(includes $35 $225 online

for filing fee

and $35 for

registered

agent

designation)

$25

$30 paper; $40

$20 online

$25

$30 paper; $40

$20 online

$5

$20 paper; $10

$10 online

$25

$20

$20

$25

$10 paper; $40

no fee online

$25

$10 paper; $40

no fee online

$25

$5 per entity; $10

minimum 4

entities

$138.75;

$60 paper; $15

$538.75 if $50 online

received

after May 1st

Louisiana $100

$150

$100 $150 $20 $100 $100 $150 $25 $30

Mississippi $50

North Carolina $125

$250

$250

$50

$50

$50

$50

$25

$15

n/a

$10

$25

$30

$25

$10

$10

$5

$0 domestic; $200 $250 foreign

Tennessee Virginia

$300-$3,000 based on number of members

$100

$600

$100

$20

$25

$20

$25

$20

$6

$20

$25

$20

$25

$20

$25

$20

No fee

$300-$3,000 $50 based number of members plus franchise tax

West Virginia $100

$150

$25 $25 $10 n/a $25 $25 $15 $25

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Limited Liability Partnerships: Type of Form

Application for Registration/ Certificate of Formation (Domestic)

South Carolina $100

Application for Certification of Authority/Registration (Foreign)

$100

Articles of Amendment (Domestic) $100

Articles of Amendment (Foreign)

$100

Cancellation/Termination (Domestic) $10

Cancellation/Termination/Withdrawal $10 (Foreign)

Alabama $100

$150

$100 $100 $100 $100

Arkansas $50

$300

$15 $15 $15 No fee

Florida

Georgia

Kentucky

$1,000

$35 paper; $40

(includes

$25 online

$965 for

filing fee and

$35 for

registered

agent

designation)

$1,000

$210 paper; $90

(includes

$200 online

$965 for

filing fee and

$35 for

registered

agent

designation)

$52.50

$30 paper; $40

$20 online

$52.50

$30 paper; $40

$20 online

$52.50

$10 paper; $40

no fee online

$52.50

$10 paper; $40

no fee online

Louisiana $125

Mississippi $250

North Carolina $125

$125

$250

$125

$125

$50

$25

$125

$50

$25

$125

$25

$25

$125

$25

$25

Tennessee Virginia

$250-$2,500 based on number of members

$100

$600

$100

$20

$25

$20

$25

$20

$25

$20

$25

West Virginia $250

$500

$25 $25 $25 $25

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Limited Partnerships: Type of Form

Certificate of Limited Partnership (Domestic)

South Carolina $10

Application for Registration of Foreign $10 Limited Partnership

Amendment (Domestic)

$10

Amendment (Foreign)

$10

Cancellation/Termination (Domestic) $10

Cancellation/Termination/Withdrawal $10 (Foreign)

Alabama $100

$150

$50 $25 $100 $100

Arkansas $50

$300

$15 n/a $15 No fee

Florida

Georgia

Kentucky

$1,000

$110 paper; $40

(includes

$100 online

$965 for

filing fee and

$35 for

registered

agent

designation)

$1,000

$235 paper; $90

(includes

$225 online

$965 for

filing fee and

$35 for

registered

agent

designation)

$52.50

$30 paper; $40

$20 online

$52.50

$30 paper; $40

$20 online

$52.50

$10 paper; $40

no fee online

$52.50

$10 paper; $40

no fee online

Louisiana n/a

Mississippi $50

North Carolina $50

n/a

$250

$50

n/a

$50

$25

n/a

$50

$25

n/a

$25

$25

n/a

$25

$25

Tennessee Virginia

$100

$100

$600

$100

$20

$25

$20

$25

$20

$25

$20

$25

West Virginia $100

$150

$25 $25 $25 $25

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