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Arizona LLC Foreign Registration in Alabama

To do business in Alabama, an LLC formed in Arizona registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama needs nothing from Arizona: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division using your Arizona records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Arizona and Alabama each ask for

	Arizona formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Alabama registered agent

How Arizona companies register with Alabama

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Alabama registered agent, with your Arizona name and formation date. No Arizona paperwork holds up the Alabama filing. After approval, your Arizona LLC is registered with Alabama.

Will your Arizona name work for Alabama?

Alabama accepts your Arizona name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Arizona name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another Alabama company uses the Arizona name, an alternate name is allowed. Alabama can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Alabama agent and the Arizona one

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

Yearly filings: Alabama and Arizona

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

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Alabama

A corporation formed in Arizona files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same). After that come Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Alabama into Arizona

An LLC formed in Alabama that registers with Arizona files Form L025 with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Arizona owners ask about Alabama

Does my Arizona company need to register in Alabama?

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

How much does the Alabama registration cost?

$383 at checkout, with nothing to pay Arizona.

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

No, Alabama takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Alabama?

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

What if I don't register with Alabama?

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

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers Alabama for year one, with a street address there.

Will Alabama accept my Arizona name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Arizona name at home. Alabama names must include limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new Alabama LLC instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, and Arizona has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

Arizona companies leave by filing a Foreign LLC Certificate of Withdrawal ($100); until then, Alabama's report stays due alongside Arizona's filings.

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