Arkansas

Foreign registration · no form number

Arkansas Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

A corporation formed in Arkansas that wants to do business in New Jersey files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Arkansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Arkansas vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Arkansas formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	May 1	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Arkansas to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Arkansas certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Jersey registered agent, next to your Arkansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Arkansas issues the certificate instantly, so the New Jersey filing can go in the same day. Once New Jersey approves it, the Arkansas company can do business there.

First-year cost, Arkansas to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arkansas	$25
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arkansas certificate included	$324

Will your Arkansas name work for New Jersey?

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

Your New Jersey agent and the Arkansas one

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Arkansas

Each year your corporation files Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus New Jersey comes to $374 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Arkansas files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

Questions Arkansas owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Arkansas company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

New Jersey calls it registration for Arkansas corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register an Arkansas corporation in New Jersey?

$299 at checkout plus $25 to Arkansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $324 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and New Jersey?

$374 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge an Arkansas company a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $200.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Arkansas name?

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

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report.

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