Arkansas

Foreign registration · no form number

Arkansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, a corporation formed in Arkansas registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Arkansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Arkansas vs Washington: the paperwork

	Arkansas formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed online with Washington
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	May 1	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Arkansas companies register with Washington

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our Washington order. An instant Arkansas certificate reaches Washington only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Arkansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Arkansas issues the certificate instantly, so the Washington filing can go in the same day. Once Washington approves it, the Arkansas company can do business there.

Washington costs for Arkansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arkansas	$25
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arkansas certificate included	$424

Will your Arkansas name work for Washington?

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

Agents: Washington and Arkansas

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

Staying in good standing in Arkansas and Washington

Each year your corporation files Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus Washington comes to $369 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Washington

An LLC formed in Arkansas files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

Questions Arkansas owners ask about Washington

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $25 to Arkansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $424 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants it ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Washington?

$369 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

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

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