Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

Florida Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

A corporation formed in Florida that wants to do business in Arizona files Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Florida records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Florida and Arizona side by side

	Florida formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$8.75	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	dos.fl.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	May 1	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$9 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Florida companies register with Arizona

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

Will your Florida name work for Arizona?

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

Your Arizona agent and the Florida one

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

Staying in good standing in Florida and Arizona

Each year your corporation files Florida's Annual Report ($150) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, Florida plus Arizona comes to $344 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Arizona

An LLC formed in Florida 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 Florida

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with Florida files Form CR2E007 with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Florida to Arizona

Does my Florida company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$412.85 at checkout, including the $35 required expedite; Arizona may also want Florida'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 Florida's certificate if Arizona asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Florida name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Florida 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 Florida's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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