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South Dakota LLC Formation Service
South Dakota's statutory online LLC formation fee is $150, while FilingOak's state-side amount is $154. The standard FilingOak order is $649.
The annual-report date is the point where older explanations most often go wrong. Current South Dakota guidance places the report on the first day of the anniversary month, not in a later month.
The filing creates a public record
The $649 order starts an anniversary-month report calendar
| Order component | Amount |
|---|---|
| FilingOak LLC Formation service | $495 |
| South Dakota FilingOak state-side amount | $154 |
| Standard FilingOak order | $649 |
The old South Dakota due-date formula is wrong
For an LLC formed June 11, 2026, the first annual report is due June 1, 2027. South Dakota allows filing before the due date and applies delinquency/late treatment later, but the due date itself remains the first day of the anniversary month. South Dakota official filing and fee guidance
Online and paper annual-report fees are different
The current annual-report fee is $55 online and $70 on paper. The paper amount includes the state's paper-filing charge. A $55 late fee can apply when the report becomes delinquent.
Ownership and organizer disclosure are not the same thing
South Dakota does not treat ordinary ownership as automatically filed merely because someone owns part of the LLC. Organizers are part of the formation record, while special entity structures can create additional disclosures.
South Dakota's formation date sets the annual-report month
South Dakota's Articles require the registered-agent and entity information applicable to the LLC. FilingOak uses the company's real ownership and management facts for the Operating Agreement while keeping the public organizer record distinct from ownership claims the state does not ask for.
Organizer disclosure is not the same as owner disclosure in South Dakota
The organizer, registered agent and other information South Dakota requires become public. Public Record Address Privacy applies only to eligible address fields; it cannot be used to rewrite who actually organized the company.
What FilingOak's $495 service covers in South Dakota
- LLC Formation Filing
- First-Year Registered Agent Service
- State-Specific Operating Agreement
- FounderVault Access
- Compliance Center
- Compliance Reminder Notifications
- FilingOak Foundation Report
- EIN Application Service for eligible U.S. and non-U.S. founders
- Same-Day Legal Mail Scanning & Uploads
- Public Record Address Privacy where the state filing and FilingOak workflow permit it
DIY is reasonable if the anniversary-month report rule is clear
South Dakota's online formation route is available directly. If the registered-agent arrangement and first-day-of-anniversary-month report are comfortable DIY tasks, there is no need to pay FilingOak simply to access the state system.
FilingOak is the bundled administrative option for buyers who want the filing and related formation work handled together.
Form your South Dakota LLC with FilingOak
The standard FilingOak order is $649: $495 for FilingOak LLC Formation plus the $154 South Dakota state-side amount.
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