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Foreign registration · no form number

Arkansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Utah

Utah registers a corporation from Arkansas as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah may ask for Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code using your Arkansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Arkansas and Utah side by side

	Arkansas formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Profit Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$59 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed online with Utah
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year
Due	May 1	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

From Arkansas to Utah, step by step

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

Your Arkansas name and Utah's rules

If another Utah company uses the Arkansas name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Arkansas name against Utah's records before filing.

Agents: Utah and Arkansas

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

Staying in good standing in Arkansas and Utah

Each year your corporation files Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus Utah comes to $317 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Utah

An LLC formed in Arkansas files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Arkansas to Utah

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Utah?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Utah registration cost?

$258 at checkout; Utah may also want Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Utah?

$317 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $18 to Utah for the yearly reports.

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah 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 Utah corporation instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

Arkansas companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Profit or Non-Profit Corporation; until then, Utah's report stays due alongside Arkansas's filings.

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