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
Included in SoS' January 17, 2020 letter to LOC
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
Included in SoS' January 17, 2020 letter to LOC
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
Included in SoS' January 17, 2020 letter to LOC
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
Included in SoS' January 17, 2020 letter to LOC
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
Included in SoS' January 17, 2020 letter to LOC
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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