Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

New Hampshire Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

To do business in Arizona, a corporation formed in New Hampshire registers there on Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your New Hampshire records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

New Hampshire vs Arizona: the paperwork

	New Hampshire formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	New Hampshire 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	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	April 1	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$9 late fee
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From New Hampshire to Arizona, step by step

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

Will your New Hampshire name work for Arizona?

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

Your Arizona agent and the New Hampshire one

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and New Hampshire

Each year your corporation files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Arizona comes to $294 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Arizona

An LLC formed in New Hampshire 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.

The other way: Arizona into New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with New Hampshire files Form 40 with $102 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: New Hampshire to Arizona

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Arizona?

$294 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, $100 to New Hampshire and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my New Hampshire name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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