North Carolina

Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

To do business in Arizona, a corporation formed in North Carolina registers there on Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your North Carolina records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

What North Carolina and Arizona each ask for

	North Carolina formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$10	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From North Carolina to Arizona, step by step

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

Will your North Carolina name work for Arizona?

If Arizona's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the North Carolina company. We check your exact North Carolina name against Arizona's records before filing.

Agents: Arizona and North Carolina

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and North Carolina

Each year your corporation files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, North Carolina plus Arizona comes to $219 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Arizona

An LLC formed in North Carolina files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Arizona company in North Carolina

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with North Carolina files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Arizona

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Arizona?

$219 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, $25 to North Carolina and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my North Carolina name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but North Carolina 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 North Carolina's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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