Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

Idaho Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

To do business in Arizona, a corporation formed in Idaho registers there on Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Idaho records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

Idaho vs Arizona: the paperwork

	Idaho formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Idaho 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	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Idaho to Arizona, step by step

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

Will your Idaho name work for Arizona?

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

Agents: Arizona and Idaho

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

Staying in good standing in Idaho and Arizona

Each year your corporation files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, Idaho plus Arizona comes to $194 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Arizona

An LLC formed in Idaho 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.

The other way: Arizona into Idaho

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Idaho to Arizona

Does my Idaho company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Idaho corporation in Arizona?

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

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Arizona?

$194 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, nothing to Idaho and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Idaho name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Idaho 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 Idaho's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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