Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

Arizona registers a corporation from Connecticut as a foreign corporation on Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Connecticut records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

What Connecticut and Arizona each ask for

	Connecticut formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$80	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Connecticut to Arizona, step by step

We prepare and file Form C018
It names us as your Arizona statutory agent, with your Connecticut name and formation date. If Arizona wants the Connecticut certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Connecticut corporation is registered with Arizona.

Will your Connecticut name work for Arizona?

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

Agents: Arizona and Connecticut

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Connecticut says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Connecticut; ours takes Arizona's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Arizona

Each year your corporation files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, Connecticut plus Arizona comes to $344 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Arizona

An LLC formed in Connecticut files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50)). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Connecticut

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $385 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Connecticut to Arizona

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Arizona issues one to Connecticut 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 Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Arizona?

$344 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, $150 to Connecticut and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the Connecticut registered agent stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my Connecticut name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Connecticut 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 Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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