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Starting an LLC in South Carolina: what you should know first
Filing a South Carolina LLC costs $110. There is no annual report afterwards. Our pick is Mainstay Filing; $707 covers three years.
By kind of owner
- Side hustle
- Quiet-year cost: $199 in year 2 with Mainstay Filing, no state report.
- Online business
- Required registered agent. The address has to be a street address in South Carolina for the agent, stated in the articles. P.O. boxes are not accepted.
- Startup
- Filing: Articles of Organization with the South Carolina Secretary of State. Write the operating agreement before you open the bank account.
- First-time owner
- Nothing to file yearly.
Questions
Best LLC formation service in South Carolina for a first-time owner?
Mainstay Filing: $309 in year 1 including the $110 filing fee, $199 in year 2.
Sources
- S.C. Code § 33-44-202 (organization) and § 33-44-203 (articles of organization); fee set by § 33-44-1204(a)(1) (multira state research spine): www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t33c044.php, checked August 12, 2026
- South Carolina Secretary of State for formation (multira state research spine): dor.sc.gov/tax-index/business-income-taxes/corporate/c-corporation, checked August 12, 2026
- South Carolina Secretary of State for formation (multira state research spine): dor.sc.gov/business-income-taxes/corporate/s-corporation, checked August 12, 2026
- South Carolina yearly filing: Annual report, official source read 2026-10-01: dor.sc.gov/business-income-taxes/corporate/corporate-faqs, checked October 1, 2026