Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

Delaware Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

Arizona registers a corporation from Delaware as a foreign corporation on Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Delaware records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Delaware vs Arizona: the paperwork

	Delaware formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$50	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Franchise Tax Report, $50, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	March 1	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$9 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Delaware companies register with Arizona

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

Will your Delaware name work for Arizona?

If another Arizona company uses the Delaware name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Arizona's records for Delaware's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Arizona and Delaware

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, Delaware plus Arizona comes to $244 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Arizona

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

The other way: Arizona into Delaware

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $245 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Delaware to Arizona

Does my Delaware company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Delaware corporation in Arizona?

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

How long does the Arizona registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Arizona?

$244 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, $50 to Delaware and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Delaware name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Delaware 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 Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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