Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

California Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

To do business in Arizona, a corporation formed in California registers there on Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for California's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your California records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

What California and Arizona each ask for

	California formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$5	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Late yearly filing	$250 late fee	$9 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Arizona statutory agent

From California to Arizona, step by step

We prepare and file Form C018
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your California name and formation date. If Arizona wants the California certificate, it is ordered first. Once Arizona approves it, the California company can do business there.

Will your California name work for Arizona?

If Arizona's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the California company. We check your exact California name against Arizona's records before filing.

Your Arizona agent and the California one

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; California says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for California; ours takes Arizona's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Arizona and California

Each year your corporation files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, California plus Arizona comes to $219 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to Arizona

An LLC formed in California files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Arizona into California

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with California files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions California owners ask about Arizona

Does my California company need to register in Arizona?

Yes, once a California business operates there; Arizona registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Arizona issues one to California corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Arizona registration cost?

$412.85 at checkout, including the $35 required expedite; Arizona may also want California's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite, plus time for California's certificate if Arizona asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for California and Arizona?

$219 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, $25 to California and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my California name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

California companies leave by filing Form C025, Application for Withdrawal ($25); until then, Arizona's report stays due alongside California's filings.

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