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Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, a corporation formed in Arizona registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Arizona records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Arizona vs Washington: the paperwork

	Arizona formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order (filing fee $180 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 Washington
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Late yearly filing	$9 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Arizona companies register with Washington

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Washington counts 60 days from the day Arizona issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your Arizona name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Arizona certificate comes first; then the Washington filing goes in. Once Washington approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

First-year cost, Arizona to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arizona	$10
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arizona certificate included	$409

Will your Arizona name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Arizona one

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

Staying in good standing in Arizona and Washington

Each year your corporation files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arizona plus Washington comes to $264 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Washington

An LLC formed in Arizona files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Washington into Arizona

A corporation formed in Washington 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 Washington

Does my Arizona company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Washington calls it registration for Arizona corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$399 at checkout plus $10 to Arizona for the Certificate of Good Standing, $409 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants it ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Washington?

$264 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Arizona and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Arizona's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Arizona companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Arizona's filings.

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