Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

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

What Kentucky and Arizona each ask for

	Kentucky formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Kentucky 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	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	On or before June 30	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Kentucky to Arizona, step by step

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

Your Kentucky name and Arizona's rules

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

Agents: Arizona and Kentucky

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and Kentucky

Each year your corporation files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, Kentucky plus Arizona comes to $209 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Arizona

An LLC formed in Kentucky 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.

Registering an Arizona company in Kentucky

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Arizona certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Arizona

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Arizona?

$209 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Kentucky name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Kentucky 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 Kentucky's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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