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Foreign registration · Form C018

Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

Arizona registers a corporation from Rhode Island as a foreign corporation on Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Rhode Island records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

What Rhode Island and Arizona each ask for

	Rhode Island formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$22	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	May 1	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$9 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Rhode Island companies register with Arizona

We prepare and file Form C018
It names us as your Arizona statutory agent, with your Rhode Island name and formation date. If Arizona wants the Rhode Island certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Rhode Island corporation is registered with Arizona.

Your Rhode Island name and Arizona's rules

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

Your Arizona agent and the Rhode Island one

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. Arizona papers come to us; Rhode Island's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Arizona

Each year your corporation files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Arizona comes to $244 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Arizona

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22)). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10). See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Arizona

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$412.85 at checkout, including the $35 required expedite; Arizona may also want Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / 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 Rhode Island's certificate if Arizona asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Arizona?

$244 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my Rhode Island name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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