Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

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

Missouri and Arizona side by side

	Missouri formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	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	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.mo.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$9 late fee
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Missouri companies register with Arizona

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

Will your Missouri name work for Arizona?

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

Your Arizona agent and the Missouri one

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and Arizona

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); Arizona wants the Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure every year ($45). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Arizona

An LLC formed in Missouri files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Arizona into Missouri

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about Arizona

Does my Missouri company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and Arizona's report ($45).

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Missouri name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Missouri 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 Missouri's Corporate Registration Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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