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South Carolina LLC vs Wyoming LLC with South Carolina registration
Forming in South Carolina costs $110; forming in Wyoming costs $100 and then South Carolina charges $110 to register it, so $210 to start.
Line by line
| State fee | LLC formed in South Carolina | LLC formed in Wyoming, registered in South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Formation in Wyoming | None | $100 |
| Formation in South Carolina | $110 | None |
| South Carolina foreign registration | None | $110 |
| Wyoming yearly filing, two years | None | $120 |
| South Carolina yearly filing, two years | $0 | $0 |
| Two years of state fees | $110 | $330 |
Over two years the Wyoming route costs $220 more in state fees than forming at home.
State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.
If you register in South Carolina
Mainstay Filing prepares the South Carolina registration (Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company) for $199 plus the state fee, with the registered agent included for the first year. The 3 services we rank for South Carolina are on the South Carolina page.
Where the numbers come from
Wyoming: formation and yearly filing from Wyoming’s own pages. South Carolina: foreign registration and yearly filing from the South Carolina Secretary of State and the sources on the South Carolina page.