South Carolina LLC
annual compliance

South Carolina is a no-annual-report state

South Carolina is one of the handful of U.S. states that does not require LLCs to file an annual report with the Secretary of State. Once your South Carolina LLC is formed, there is no recurring Secretary-of-State-side filing to keep it alive.

This is unusual and it's a real reason some founders choose South Carolina as a home state: one-time formation cost, no annual renewal fee, no late-fee risk for missing a report.

What you still owe

No annual report doesn't mean no obligations. Every South Carolina LLC still has:

• Federal tax filings. Single-member LLCs file as part of the owner's personal return (Schedule C or similar). Multi-member LLCs file Form 1065 as a partnership. Elections to be taxed as S-corp or C-corp change this.
• South Carolina state tax obligations. No annual report required for standard LLCs (taxed as partnerships or disregarded entities). Only LLCs electing corporate tax treatment file Form CL-1 ($25 one-time initial report). No franchise tax for LLCs.
• Federal and state employment filings if you have employees.
• Registered agent maintenance. The South Carolina registered agent must remain current. If the agent resigns or address changes, you have to update the South Carolina Secretary of State.

How we help

Your first year of registered agent service is included in the $299 formation fee. After that, renewal is $119/year, opt-in — we don't auto-charge and we don't store payment information between years. If South Carolina sends anything — tax notices, any follow-up correspondence — it comes to our Columbia office and gets forwarded to you within the hour.

What's included in the $299 flat fee