Does a Foreign LLC Have to Register in South Carolina?

Yes. It is mandatory for a foreign LLC to register in South Carolina if it has operations in the state. That would be maintaining an office, employing people, renting property, or routinely selling products or services to South Carolina patrons.

To be registered, the LLC is required to file with the Secretary of State an Application for Certificate of Authority and elect to have a registered agent with an office in South Carolina.

But registration is usually not necessary when the business is merely undertaking limited activities, in cases such as convening meetings, keeping up an establishment at the bank for correspondence purposes, or selling through non-established contractors.

A foreign LLC intending to do business in South Carolina must thoroughly evaluate its activity in order to establish registration obligations. Failing to do so may be followed by fines, tax risk, or non-enforcement of the contract in the state courts.

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