Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

Pennsylvania Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Pennsylvania records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Pennsylvania and Arizona side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$40	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	June 30	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with Arizona

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

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Arizona?

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

Your Arizona agent and the Pennsylvania one

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and Pennsylvania

Each year your corporation files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Arizona comes to $201 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Arizona

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40)). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Arizona certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Arizona

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$412.85 at checkout, including the $35 required expedite; Arizona may also want Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate, at extra cost.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Arizona?

$201 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my Pennsylvania name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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