Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

New York Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

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

New York and Arizona side by side

	New York formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	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 York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	dos.ny.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	During the calendar month of original incorporation, every 2 years	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How New York companies register with Arizona

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

Your New York name and Arizona's rules

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

Agents: Arizona and New York

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; New York says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for New York; ours takes Arizona's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in New York and Arizona

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); 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, New York to Arizona

An LLC formed in New York files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Status ($25)). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Arizona company in New York

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with New York files Form DOS-1335-f-a with $225 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New York owners ask about Arizona

Does my New York company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$412.85 at checkout, including the $35 required expedite; Arizona may also want New York's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for New York and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Arizona's report ($45).

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my New York name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but New York 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 York's Biennial Statement.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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