A South Carolina LLC costs $407 all-in through Anonymousllc.co in 2026: a $297 service fee plus the $110 state filing fee. South Carolina charges no annual report fee unless the LLC elects corporate tax treatment, so the only fixed recurring cost is the $100/year registered agent. The all-in price covers the filing, registered agent for year one, operating agreement, EIN, and four to five US bank applications. This page breaks down every formation and maintenance cost and compares South Carolina with the anonymous states.
The South Carolina Secretary of State charges a $110 filing fee for the Articles of Organization, paid once at formation. It is the only mandatory state fee at filing time. There is no separate name reservation requirement for standard formation; the name locks when the Articles are accepted. A founder who reserves a name before filing pays a small separate fee to the Secretary of State. Anonymousllc.co bundles the $110 filing fee into the $407 all-in total, so there is no line-item surprise at checkout.
A pass-through South Carolina LLC has one fixed recurring cost: $100/year for registered agent service. South Carolina charges no annual report fee unless the LLC elects corporate tax treatment. An LLC taxed as a corporation files a South Carolina annual report with its corporate return, which adds a filing obligation. State personal income tax up to 6.2% applies to pass-through profit reported on the owner's return. Anonymousllc.co includes the registered agent free in year one, so the first recurring $100 charge lands in year two.
Filing yourself costs only the $110 state fee, saving the $297 service fee, but the founder handles name checks, the operating agreement, the EIN, and bank applications alone. Anonymousllc.co charges $297 plus the state fee and completes everything in 5-10 days. The DIY path is slower and error-prone for non-residents, who cannot get an EIN online without an SSN and must fax IRS Form SS-4. The service fee covers the EIN by fax, a South Carolina-specific operating agreement, and four to five US bank applications, which a solo filer arranges one bank at a time.
A South Carolina LLC costs $407 all-in with Anonymousllc.co: a $297 service fee plus the $110 state fee. That covers the filing, registered agent for year one, operating agreement, EIN, and four to five US bank applications. Add-on services are priced separately when needed: EIN $99, ITIN $299, and BOI $150 per report. Formation takes 5-10 business days end-to-end. For founders whose priority is anonymity, Anonymousllc.co recommends a Wyoming LLC at $397 all-in plus a South Carolina foreign qualification instead of a direct South Carolina filing.
New Mexico is the lowest total cost at $347 all-in with no annual report and no annual fee. Wyoming is $397 all-in and keeps owners off the public record. A South Carolina LLC costs $407 all-in plus the $100/year registered agent from year two. Delaware runs $407 all-in but adds a $300 flat annual franchise tax due June 1, and Nevada is $722 all-in with an annual list and state business license near $350/year. For a founder without South Carolina operations, New Mexico or Wyoming delivers a lower cost and owner privacy that a direct South Carolina filing does not.
Anonymity is not available on a direct South Carolina filing, because the state discloses members or managers on public records. The privacy path is a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC that foreign-qualifies into South Carolina. That structure carries the anonymous-state formation cost ($397 Wyoming or $347 New Mexico) plus the South Carolina foreign qualification fee and registered agent. Anonymousllc.co scopes the combined cost during the WhatsApp intake so the founder sees one total. See /wyoming-anonymous-llc/ for the flagship privacy package.
The $407 covers the $110 state filing fee plus the $297 service fee, and includes the state filing, registered agent for year one, a South Carolina-specific operating agreement, the EIN, and four to five US bank applications. Founders receive the stamped Articles of Organization, the operating agreement, the EIN confirmation letter (CP-575 or 147C), and bank application confirmations. Formation runs 5-10 business days over WhatsApp with no US visit required. Nothing in the standard package is an upsell layered on top of the $407.
No. A non-resident pays the same $407 all-in as a US founder. The EIN by fax for a non-resident without an SSN is included in the service fee, not billed extra. A non-resident who needs a personal US tax ID adds an ITIN at $299 when required for personal filing. Non-resident-owned single-member LLCs file Form 5472 with a pro-forma Form 1120 each year, which a US tax preparer handles separately from formation. Banking is remote, so there is no travel cost.
Over five years a South Carolina LLC costs about $807: the $407 formation total plus four years of the $100 registered agent, since the state charges no annual report fee on a pass-through LLC. That figure assumes default pass-through treatment with no corporate election. Year one is $407 all-in, and years two through five add $100 each for registered agent renewal, for $400 more. There is no franchise tax and no recurring state report cost to layer on top. An LLC that elects corporate tax treatment adds the cost of preparing a South Carolina corporate return and its annual report each year. Anonymousllc.co holds the $100 renewal rate, so the five-year cost stays predictable rather than climbing with hidden add-ons.
The $297 service fee buys the EIN by fax for a non-resident, a South Carolina-specific operating agreement, and four to five parallel US bank applications, which a solo filer arranges one bank at a time. A non-resident without an SSN cannot get the EIN online and must fax IRS Form SS-4, a step the service handles as third-party designee. The operating agreement is drafted to South Carolina statute so banks accept it, and the parallel bank applications raise the approval rate to roughly 90%. The alternative is weeks of self-directed filing with a real risk of a rejected EIN or a declined account. For most founders the service fee costs less in money than the DIY path costs in time and missed steps.
Payment is a single $407 charge that covers the $297 service fee and the $110 state fee, settled once at the start over a Stripe checkout link before filing begins. There is no deposit-then-invoice structure and no per-step billing. Add-on services are charged separately only when a founder orders them: EIN $99, ITIN $299, and BOI $150 per report. A non-resident pays the same $407 as a US founder, and banking is remote, so there is no travel cost stacked on the price. Anonymousllc.co confirms the total over WhatsApp before charging, so a founder sees one number and approves it before any work starts.
The first recurring charge is the $100 registered agent renewal in year two, since year one is included free in the $407 formation total and South Carolina bills no annual report fee on a pass-through LLC. There is no year-two state filing to add and no franchise tax, so the $100 agent renewal stands alone as the fixed cost. An LLC that has elected corporate tax treatment adds the cost of a South Carolina corporate return and its annual report. Anonymousllc.co sends the renewal notice over WhatsApp before it falls due, so the charge never arrives as a surprise and the agent stays active without a lapse.
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