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South Dakota LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in South Dakota and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in South Dakota as a foreign LLC, which costs $750 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in South Dakota costs $150.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeSouth Dakota foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in South Dakota$150Not needed$150$110
Form in Wyoming$100$750$850$230
Form in Delaware$110$750$860$910
Form in Nevada$425$750$1,175$810

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in South Dakota (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the South Dakota registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $750 state fee = $949

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. SD Registered Agent.org

$199 + $750 state fee = $949

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. South Dakota Registered Agent.co

$199 + $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.

South Dakota questions

Do I still register in South Dakota if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in South Dakota, South Dakota generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the South Dakota Secretary of State, for $750. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in South Dakota?

$150 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Annual report (South Dakota Secretary of State), $55 (due: 1st of the anniversary month).

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