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Foreign registration · Form C018

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

A corporation formed in Texas 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 Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Texas records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

Texas and Arizona side by side

	Texas formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$15	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	May 15 each year	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$9 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Texas to Arizona, step by step

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

Your Texas name and Arizona's rules

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

Your Arizona agent and the Texas one

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Arizona

Each year your corporation files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, Texas plus Arizona comes to $194 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Arizona

An LLC formed in Texas files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Arizona into Texas

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with Texas files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Texas owners ask about Arizona

Does my Texas company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Arizona issues one to Texas 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 Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, at extra cost.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Arizona?

$194 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, nothing to Texas and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Texas name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Texas 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 Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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