Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

Arizona registers a corporation from Louisiana as a foreign corporation on Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Louisiana records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

Louisiana and Arizona side by side

	Louisiana formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Louisiana 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	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Louisiana to Arizona, step by step

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

Your Louisiana name and Arizona's rules

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

Agents: Arizona and Louisiana

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, Louisiana plus Arizona comes to $224 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Arizona

An LLC formed in Louisiana 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.

The other way: Arizona into Louisiana

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Arizona

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Arizona?

$224 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Louisiana name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Louisiana 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 Louisiana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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