Arkansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

Connecticut registers a corporation from Arkansas as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Arkansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Arkansas and Connecticut each ask for

	Arkansas formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$385 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	May 1	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

How Arkansas companies register with Connecticut

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Arkansas name and formation date. If Connecticut wants the Arkansas certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Arkansas corporation is registered with Connecticut.

Will your Arkansas name work for Connecticut?

We check your exact Arkansas name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Your Connecticut agent and the Arkansas one

Arkansas and Connecticut both call it a registered agent. Connecticut papers come to us; Arkansas's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Arkansas

Each year your corporation files Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus Connecticut comes to $734 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Arkansas files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Arkansas to Connecticut

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Connecticut?

Yes, once an Arkansas business operates there; Connecticut registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to Arkansas corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Connecticut?

$734 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arkansas registered agent stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Arkansas companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Arkansas's filings.

How do I get an Arkansas certificate of good standing?

Arkansas issues the Certificate of Good Standing online, ready to print right after purchase ($25).

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