Arizona

Foreign registration · no form number

Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in South Dakota

South Dakota registers a corporation from Arizona as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Arizona records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Arizona and South Dakota each ask for

	Arizona formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$750 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$9 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

From Arizona to South Dakota, step by step

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota 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 South Dakota registered agent, next to your Arizona name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Arizona's certificate is in hand, South Dakota's filing goes in. Once South Dakota approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

South Dakota costs for Arizona companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arizona	$10
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arizona certificate included	$959

South Dakota's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Arizona name work for South Dakota?

If South Dakota's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Arizona company. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: South Dakota and Arizona

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

Staying in good standing in Arizona and South Dakota

Arizona wants the Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure every year ($45); South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to South Dakota

An LLC formed in Arizona files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: South Dakota into Arizona

A corporation formed in South 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 South Dakota

Does my Arizona company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once an Arizona business operates there; South Dakota law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the South Dakota registration cost?

$949 at checkout plus $10 to Arizona for the Certificate of Good Standing, $959 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately, once Arizona's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and South Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Arizona's report ($45) and South Dakota's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Dakota?

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

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota 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 South Dakota corporation instead?

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

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