Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

A corporation formed in Georgia 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 Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Georgia records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

What Georgia and Arizona each ask for

	Georgia formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$10	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	April 1	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$9 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Georgia companies register with Arizona

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

Your Georgia name and Arizona's rules

If Arizona's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Georgia company. We search Arizona's records for Georgia's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Arizona agent and the Georgia one

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Georgia says registered agent. Arizona papers come to us; Georgia's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Arizona and Georgia

Each year your corporation files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, Georgia plus Arizona comes to $254 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Arizona

An LLC formed in Georgia files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Questions Georgia owners ask about Arizona

Does my Georgia company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How long does the Arizona registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Arizona?

$254 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Georgia name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Georgia 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 Georgia's Annual Registration.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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