Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

Wyoming Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

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

Wyoming and Arizona side by side

	Wyoming formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	No fee	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	First day of the corporation's anniversary month	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Wyoming companies register with Arizona

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

Your Wyoming name and Arizona's rules

If another Arizona company uses the Wyoming name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Wyoming name against Arizona's records before filing.

Agents: Arizona and Wyoming

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Wyoming says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Wyoming; ours takes Arizona's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Wyoming and Arizona

Each year your corporation files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, Wyoming plus Arizona comes to $254 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Arizona

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

Registering an Arizona company in Wyoming

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Wyoming to Arizona

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$412.85 at checkout, including the $35 required expedite; Arizona may also want Wyoming'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 Wyoming's certificate if Arizona asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Arizona?

$254 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, $60 to Wyoming and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Wyoming name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Wyoming 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 Wyoming's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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