Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

To do business in Arizona, a corporation formed in South Dakota registers there on Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your South Dakota records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

South Dakota and Arizona side by side

	South Dakota formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	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	South Dakota: online	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$9 late fee
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How South Dakota companies register with Arizona

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

Will your South Dakota name work for Arizona?

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

Agents: Arizona and South Dakota

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

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and Arizona

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year; Arizona wants the Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure every year ($45). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Arizona

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

The other way: Arizona into South Dakota

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Arizona

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Arizona issues one to South 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 South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota's report (fee set by the state) and Arizona's report ($45).

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my South Dakota name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but South 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 South Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

Official sources

People also search

Corporation into Arizona, by home state (48)

South Dakota into other states (41)

The same move for an LLC