Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

New Jersey Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

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

New Jersey vs Arizona: the paperwork

	New Jersey formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	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	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	nj.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, 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
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How New Jersey companies register with Arizona

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

Will your New Jersey name work for Arizona?

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

Agents: Arizona and New Jersey

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, New Jersey plus Arizona comes to $269 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Arizona

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

Registering an Arizona company in New Jersey

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10). See that filing.

Common questions: New Jersey to Arizona

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Arizona issues one to New Jersey 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 New Jersey's Standing Certificate, at extra cost.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite, plus time for New Jersey's certificate if Arizona asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Arizona?

$269 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my New Jersey name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but New Jersey 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 Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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