South Carolina · Limited liability company

What an LLC costs in South Carolina

$110 in your first year. That's $110 to file with South Carolina Secretary of State — and nothing recurring, because this state requires no annual report.

First-year breakdown

  • State filing fee $110 One-time, paid when you form the LLC
  • Total, first year $110

Don't file on this alone. We're still verifying figures state by state. Open the source link below and confirm before you pay anything or rely on a deadline.

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In context

$110 puts South Carolina mid-range nationally

32 of 51 jurisdictions cost more than South Carolina. The national range runs $35 to $1,000, median $150.

Montana — $35Arizona — $50Hawaii — $50Iowa — $50Mississippi — $50Missouri — $50New Mexico — $50Colorado — $75Indiana — $75Michigan — $75Utah — $77Kansas — $85District of Columbia — $99Ohio — $99Idaho — $100Louisiana — $100New Hampshire — $100New Jersey — $100Georgia — $110Florida — $125Nebraska — $125North Carolina — $125Oklahoma — $125Pennsylvania — $125Virginia — $150Minnesota — $155West Virginia — $155Wisconsin — $155Wyoming — $160Maine — $175North Dakota — $185Arkansas — $195Alabama — $200Connecticut — $200Oregon — $200Vermont — $200South Dakota — $205Kentucky — $215Illinois — $225Alaska — $250Washington — $250Texas — $300Maryland — $400Nevada — $425Delaware — $510New York — $550Rhode Island — $550Tennessee — $700California — $890Massachusetts — $1,000

$35 · Montana$1,000 · Massachusetts

Keeping it alive

Ongoing filings

South Carolina requires no annual or periodic report for a standard LLC. Not driven by a missing annual report since none is required. General SC LLC Act provisions can allow administrative dissolution for failure to maintain a registered agent; unverified.

State tax: No franchise tax / corporate license fee under default (disregarded or partnership) tax treatment, confirmed via SC DOR Revenue Ruling 98-11: 'An individual who is the single member of a LLC is not required to pay a corporate license fee unless the individual elects to have the LLC taxed as a corporation.'

What we're less sure about

Caveats on this page

  • QUIRK: no annual report for a default-taxed domestic LLC; changes only if the LLC elects corporate treatment.
  • $110 formation only.

Ready to file?

File directly with South Carolina Secretary of State. It is the cheapest route in every state, it takes about twenty minutes online, and the form is linked below.

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