| Overview: |
- Start A Business.com can incorporate your business
in South Carolina.
Start A Business.com will provide a preliminary name
check to help ensure that your company name is available
in South Carolina,
and will clear up to 3 potential names for you to
select from. Once this is completed, we will prepare
and file your articles of incorporation with the South
Carolina
state government in a quick and efficient manner.
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| Corporate
Names: |
- The corporate name must contain "corporation,"
"incorporated," "company," "limited,"
"corp.," "inc.," "co.,"
"ltd." or words or abbreviations of like
import in another language.
- For a Limited Liability Company, company names
must contain the words "Limited Liability Company",
"Limited Company", or the abbreviations
"L.L.C.", "L.C.", "LLC",
or "LC". The words "Limited" and
"Company" may be abbreviated as "Ltd."
and "Co.", respectively. The name cannot
be the same as or deceptively similar to the corporate
name of a domestic corporation or a foreign qualified
corporation.
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| Director
/ Member Information: |
- Minimum Number of Directors: 1
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| Registered
Agent Information: |
- Start A Business.com can act as your Registered
Agent in South Carolina.
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| Tax
Information: |
| TAX |
FIRST
CORPORATE ANNUAL REPORT |
| FORMS
AVAILABILITY |
Tax Commission
sends forms to the corporation as part of the Corporation
Income Tax Return |
| DUE
DATE |
Filed
with Incorporation/Qualification |
| DEPARTMENT |
Department
of Revenue
Corporation Return
Columbia, SC 29214-0100
(803) 737-4910 |
| TAX
RATE/FEES |
Filing
Fee for first year report- $25
Annual fee included with Income Tax/License Fee
Return |
| TAX |
CORPORATION
INCOME TAX RETURN, PAYMENT OF LICENSE FEE &
INCOME TAX |
| FORMS
AVAILABILITY |
Tax Commission
sends forms to the corporation. |
| DUE
DATE |
March
15th/15th day of 3rd month after income year end. |
| DEPARTMENT |
Department
of Revenue
Corporation Return
Columbia, SC 29214-0100
(803) 737-4910 |
| TAX
RATE/FEES |
License
Fee rate is $15, plus $1 per $1,000 or fraction
paid to capital stock and paid in or surplus allocated
to the State. Minimum fee is $25 whether in-state
full or part year.
Income Tax rate
is 5% of the net income apportioned to South Carolina.
Declarations of estimated income tax. File with
Dept. by 15th day of 3rd month if estimated tax
is $100 or over. Pay at time of filing or in 4
installments (15th of 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 12th
months after tax yr. begun). Prorate on amended
declaration.
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| TAX |
LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY INITIAL/ANNUAL REPORT |
| FORMS
AVAILABILITY |
Must
be requested by Limited Liability Company from the
Secretary of State |
| DUE
DATE |
Between
January 1 - April 1 |
| DEPARTMENT |
Business
Filings Division
Corporation Department
Office of the Secretary of State
P. O. Box 11350
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 734-2170 |
| TAX
RATE/FEES |
Filing
Fee - $10.00 |
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