Arizona

Foreign registration · no form number

Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

A corporation formed in Arizona that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Arizona records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Arizona and North Dakota each ask for

	Arizona formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$10	$145 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sos.nd.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation	May 15
Late yearly filing	$9 late fee	$20 late fee
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Arizona to North Dakota, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your North Dakota registered agent, next to your Arizona name and formation date. If North Dakota wants the Arizona certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Arizona corporation is registered with North Dakota.

Your Arizona name and North Dakota's rules

North Dakota accepts your Arizona name if it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. We search North Dakota's records for Arizona's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: North Dakota and Arizona

North Dakota calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. North Dakota papers come to us; Arizona's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Arizona

Each year your corporation files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arizona plus North Dakota comes to $219 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Arizona files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Arizona

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

Common questions: Arizona to North Dakota

Does my Arizona company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$344 at checkout; North Dakota may also want Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and North Dakota?

$219 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Arizona and $25 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Arizona name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them.

Can I form a new North Dakota corporation instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Arizona's yearly report.

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