Arkansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

Wyoming registers a corporation from Arkansas as a foreign corporation on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division from your Arkansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Arkansas and Wyoming side by side

	Arkansas formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$150 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	May 1	First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Arkansas to Wyoming, step by step

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

Your Arkansas name and Wyoming's rules

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

Agents: Wyoming and Arkansas

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

Yearly filings: Wyoming and Arkansas

Each year your corporation files Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus Wyoming comes to $359 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Arkansas files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

Questions Arkansas owners ask about Wyoming

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$349 at checkout; Wyoming may also want Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Wyoming registration take?

Wyoming's standard processing takes up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt, plus time for Arkansas's certificate if Wyoming asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Wyoming?

$359 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

Arkansas companies leave by filing a Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Wyoming's report stays due alongside Arkansas's filings.

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