Arizona

Foreign registration · no form number

Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

To do business in Nebraska, a corporation formed in Arizona registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Arizona records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Arizona and Nebraska side by side

	Arizona formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$10	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

From Arizona to Nebraska, step by step

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the Arizona certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, next to your Arizona name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Arizona certificate comes first; then the Nebraska filing goes in. Once Nebraska approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

First-year cost, Arizona to Nebraska

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arizona	$10
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Arizona certificate included	$319

Will your Arizona name work for Nebraska?

If another Nebraska company uses the Arizona name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Nebraska's records for Arizona's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Nebraska and Arizona

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Arizona says statutory agent. Nebraska papers come to us; Arizona's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Nebraska and Arizona

Arizona wants the Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure every year ($45); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Arizona files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nebraska into Arizona

A corporation formed in Nebraska 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 Nebraska

Does my Arizona company need to register in Nebraska?

Yes, once an Arizona business operates there; Nebraska registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Nebraska issues one to Arizona corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Nebraska registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $10 to Arizona for the Certificate of Good Standing, $319 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants it ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Arizona's report ($45) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

An Arizona company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska accept my Arizona name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Arizona name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps Arizona's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Arizona companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Arizona's filings.

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