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Living in South Dakota with an LLC formed elsewhere

If your LLC was formed outside South Dakota and does business here, it generally registers with the South Dakota Secretary of State as a foreign LLC. The fee is $750.

Do I have to register?

South Dakota expects an out-of-state LLC doing business here to register. What counts as doing business is set by statute; the sources below cite it. The registration is Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company.

Formed in Wyoming, Delaware or Nevada?

The state fees add up like this before any service fee or yearly charge.

LLC formed inFormation feeSouth Dakota foreign feeState fees together
Wyoming$100$750$850
Delaware$110$750$860
Nevada$425$750$1,175

Formation fees are the state’s published figures; Nevada’s includes the initial list and state business license filed with the articles.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in South Dakota (2026)

Want it handled? For South Dakota, in order.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $750 state fee = $949; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. SD Registered Agent.org $199 + the $750 state fee = $949; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. South Dakota Registered Agent.co $199 + the $750 state fee = $949; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s South Dakota page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the South Dakota Secretary of State.

What you keep up

Annual report (South Dakota Secretary of State), $55 (due: 1st of the anniversary month). You also keep a registered agent in South Dakota.

South Dakota questions

Can I run an LLC from South Dakota if it was formed in another state?

You can, but South Dakota generally expects the LLC to register as a foreign LLC if it does business there. The the South Dakota Secretary of State takes the filing.

What does South Dakota charge a foreign LLC?

$750.

Do I need paper from the state where I formed?

Yes. Certificate of Existence.

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