Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

Nevada Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

To do business in Arizona, a corporation formed in Nevada registers there on Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Nevada records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

What Nevada and Arizona each ask for

	Nevada formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$50	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Late yearly filing	$175 late fee	$9 late fee
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Nevada to Arizona, step by step

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

Will your Nevada name work for Arizona?

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

Your Arizona agent and the Nevada one

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and Nevada

Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year; Arizona wants the Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure every year ($45). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Arizona

An LLC formed in Nevada files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50)). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Nevada

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Nevada owners ask about Arizona

Does my Nevada company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report (fee set by the state) and Arizona's report ($45).

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Nevada name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Nevada 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 Nevada's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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