Alabama

Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Alabama LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

An LLC formed in Alabama that wants to do business in Arizona files Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also asks for Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Alabama records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

Alabama vs Arizona: the paperwork

	Alabama formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	No annual report
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Alabama companies register with Arizona

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. An instant Alabama certificate reaches Arizona only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form L025
It names us as your Arizona statutory agent, with your Alabama name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Alabama delays the Arizona filing. Once Arizona approves it, the Alabama company can do business there.

Arizona costs for Alabama companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$412.30

Your Alabama name and Arizona's rules

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

Agents: Arizona and Alabama

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and Alabama

Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year; Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Arizona

A corporation formed in Alabama files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Arizona into Alabama

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees; no Arizona certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Alabama owners ask about Arizona

Does my Alabama company need to register in Arizona?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Arizona registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does it cost to register an Alabama LLC in Arizona?

$387.30 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $412.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite; Alabama's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

An Alabama company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Alabama name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and the original keeps Alabama's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

Alabama companies leave by filing Form L026 ($10); until then, both the Arizona registration and Alabama's filings stay in place.

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