Illinois Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

A corporation formed in Illinois 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 Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Illinois records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Illinois vs Arizona: the paperwork

	Illinois formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$25	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05), $75, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Illinois to Arizona, step by step

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

Your Illinois name and Arizona's rules

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

Agents: Arizona and Illinois

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and Illinois

Each year your corporation files Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, Illinois plus Arizona comes to $269 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Arizona

An LLC formed in Illinois files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Illinois to Arizona

Does my Illinois company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Arizona issues one to Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Illinois's certificate if Arizona asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Arizona?

$269 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Illinois name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Illinois 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 Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05).

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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