Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

Arizona registers a corporation from North Dakota as a foreign corporation on Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your North Dakota records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

North Dakota vs Arizona: the paperwork

	North Dakota formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$20	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	August 1	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Late yearly filing	$20 late fee	$9 late fee
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From North Dakota to Arizona, step by step

We prepare and file Form C018
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your North Dakota name and formation date. If Arizona wants the North Dakota certificate, it is ordered first. Once Arizona approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

Will your North Dakota name work for Arizona?

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

Agents: Arizona and North Dakota

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and North Dakota

Each year your corporation files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, North Dakota plus Arizona comes to $219 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Arizona

An LLC formed in North Dakota files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Arizona into North Dakota

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $145 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to Arizona

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Arizona issues one to North Dakota 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 North Dakota'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 North Dakota's certificate if Arizona asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my North Dakota name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but North Dakota 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 Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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