Arizona

Foreign registration · Form 326

Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

To do business in Louisiana, a corporation formed in Arizona registers there on Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Arizona records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Arizona and Louisiana each ask for

	Arizona formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$160 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From Arizona to Louisiana, step by step

We prepare and file Form 326
It lists us as your Louisiana registered agent, next to your Arizona name and formation date. If Louisiana wants the Arizona certificate, it is ordered first. Once Louisiana approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

Your Arizona name and Louisiana's rules

We check your exact Arizona name against Louisiana's records before filing.

Agents: Louisiana and Arizona

Louisiana calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Arizona; ours takes Louisiana's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Arizona

Each year your corporation files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arizona plus Louisiana comes to $224 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Arizona files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Louisiana into Arizona

A corporation formed in Louisiana that registers with Arizona files Form C018 with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Arizona owners ask about Louisiana

Does my Arizona company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once an Arizona business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Louisiana issues one to Arizona corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register an Arizona corporation in Louisiana?

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Louisiana?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Arizona and $30 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

An Arizona company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers Louisiana for year one.

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30), and the original keeps Arizona's yearly report.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Arizona?

It files Form C018 with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite.

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