New Mexico

Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

A corporation formed in New Mexico that wants to do business in Arizona files Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your New Mexico records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

What New Mexico and Arizona each ask for

	New Mexico formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	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	New Mexico: online	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$9 late fee
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From New Mexico to Arizona, step by step

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

Your New Mexico name and Arizona's rules

If another Arizona company uses the New Mexico name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Arizona's records for New Mexico's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Arizona agent and the New Mexico one

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and New Mexico

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); Arizona wants the Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure every year ($45). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Arizona

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

Registering an Arizona company in New Mexico

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: New Mexico to Arizona

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$412.85 at checkout, including the $35 required expedite; Arizona may also want New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, at extra cost.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and Arizona's report ($45).

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my New Mexico name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but New Mexico 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 Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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