South Carolina Corporation, Filing Fees, Incorporation

South Carolina Corporation
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South Carolina Incorporation

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Secretary of State Contact Information	South Carolina Secretary of State Edgar Brown Building P0. Box 11350 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 734-2158
Secretary of State Address	www.scsos.com
Corporation Filing Fees	The fee for filing Articles of Incorporation is $135.
Corporation Name Reservation Information and Fees	South Carolina incorporators may reserve a corporate name by filing an Application to Reserve Corporate accompanied by a $10 filing fee. The name reservation remains effective for 120 days.
Incorporation Forms	www.scsos.com/forms.htm
Periodic Corporation Reporting Requirements	Annual reports are not filed with the Secretary of State’s office; they are included in a corporation’s tax filings and filed with the South Carolina Department of Revenue.
Corporation Tax Forms	www.sctax.org
Corporate Tax Summary	South Carolina corporations and foreign corporations doing business in South Carolina must pay an annual license tax of .001 times their capital stock and paid-in-surplus plus $15. The license tax is payable by the original due date for filing the income tax return and is paid along with the return or the request for an extension for filing the income tax return. The initial license tax is $25 and is paid at the time of incorporation or at the time of qualification by a foreign corporation. In addition, South Carolina corporations and foreign corporations doing business in South Carolina must pay an income tax equal to 5 percent of a corporation’s net income attributable to South Carolina.
“S” Corporation Information	South Carolina recognizes the federal S corporation provision. The subchapter S election is automatic and no state specific forms need be filed to make the subchapter S election.