Arkansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

To do business in Oklahoma, a corporation formed in Arkansas registers there on Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department using your Arkansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Arkansas and Oklahoma each ask for

	Arkansas formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$25	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	May 1	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

How Arkansas companies register with Oklahoma

We prepare and file Form 0012
It lists us as your Oklahoma registered agent, next to your Arkansas name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Arkansas certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Arkansas corporation is registered with Oklahoma.

Will your Arkansas name work for Oklahoma?

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

Your Oklahoma agent and the Arkansas one

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

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and Arkansas

Each year your corporation files Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus Oklahoma comes to $309 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Arkansas files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Arkansas to Oklahoma

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Oklahoma calls it qualification for Arkansas corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Oklahoma?

$309 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

An Arkansas company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arkansas registered agent stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

Arkansas companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Corporation); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside Arkansas's filings.

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