South Dakota Corporation & LLC Filing Requirements

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General Info

Agencies

If you have further questions regarding business filings or fees, need additional filing forms, or want to contact your state's business division, here is the agency's contact information.

 

Secretary of State

Capitol Building

500 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 204

Pierre, SD  57501-5070

(605) 773-4845

FAX: (605) 773-4550

http://www.sdsos.gov/

 

If you have further questions regarding business taxes, need additional tax forms, or want to communicate with your state's tax division, here is the agency's contact information.

 

Department of Revenue and Regulation
445 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD  57501-3185
(605) 773-3311

http://www.state.sd.us/drr2/revenue.html

South Dakota State Statutes

To research the State Statutes for South Dakota Corporations, click here.

To research the State Statutes for South Dakota LLCs, click here.

To research the State Statutes for South Dakota Partnerships, click here.

 

Licensing

 

Business Licenses

Contact your state or local agencies regarding licensing issues.

 

Corporations 

 

Annual Filing Requirements

 

Annual Report

Fee:	The annual report filing fee is $30.
Forms:	Annual Report - Corporate Annual Report
Due Date:	The annual report is due to the Secretary of State's office during the anniversary month in which the Certificate of Incorporation was issued, and is delinquent after the last day of the following month.

 

Corporation Tax Returns

Tax:	There is no income tax in South Dakota.

 

 

Limited Liability Company

 

Annual Filing Requirements

  

Annual Report

Fee:	The annual report filing fee is $50.
Forms:	Annual Report - LLC Annual Report
Due Date:	The first annual report is filed with the certificate of organization. All subsequent annual reports are due each year to the Secretary of State's office during the anniversary month in which the certificate of organization was issued, and is delinquent after the last day of the following month.

 

LLC Tax Returns

Tax:	There is no income tax in South Dakota.