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About this service

South Dakota Certificate of Authority prepares certificate of authority filings for businesses organized in other states and submits them to the South Dakota Secretary of State.

Request my certificate

What we do

We ask a few questions about the entity, draft the matching application, request the home certificate and file with the Secretary of State.

What we leave to others

Whether earlier activity counted as doing business, and any South Dakota tax question, belong with a South Dakota lawyer or accountant.

Pricing

South Dakota

Get your South Dakota certificate

+ $750 state filing fee

  • An application for your type of entity, drafted from your replies
  • The home-state certificate, requested to arrive with the filing
  • A South Dakota agent supplied by us, or one you pick
  • A copy of the certificate of authority once the state issues it
  • Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year

$199

Request my certificate

The $750 shown is the LLC fee, paid to the Secretary of State and itemised on its own line. Other entities pay their own state fee, listed on the fees page. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.

Ready for your South Dakota certificate?

Name your entity type and we draft the matching application.