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Foreign registration · Form C018

Minnesota Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

Arizona registers a corporation from Minnesota as a foreign corporation on Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Minnesota records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

Minnesota and Arizona side by side

	Minnesota formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$5	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	December 31	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Minnesota to Arizona, step by step

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

Your Minnesota name and Arizona's rules

If another Arizona company uses the Minnesota name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Minnesota name against Arizona's records before filing.

Your Arizona agent and the Minnesota one

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

Staying in good standing in Minnesota and Arizona

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

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Arizona

An LLC formed in Minnesota files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Minnesota

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $220 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to Arizona

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Minnesota name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Minnesota 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 Minnesota's Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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