Arizona

Foreign registration · Form 972

Arizona LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

To do business in Louisiana, an LLC formed in Arizona registers there on Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also wants Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Arizona records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Arizona vs Louisiana: the paperwork

	Arizona formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$190 at order (filing fee $185 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 with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sos.la.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $35, every year
Due		On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Arizona companies register with Louisiana

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our Louisiana order. Louisiana counts 90 days from the day Arizona issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 972
It names us as your Louisiana registered agent, with your Arizona name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Arizona's certificate is in hand, Louisiana's filing goes in. Once Louisiana approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

First-year cost, Arizona to Louisiana

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arizona	$10
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arizona certificate included	$399

Louisiana's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Arizona name work for Louisiana?

We check your exact Arizona name against Louisiana's records before filing.

Agents: Louisiana and Arizona

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Arizona

Arizona has no annual report for LLCs; Louisiana wants the Annual Report every year ($35). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Louisiana

A corporation formed in Arizona files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). After that come Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Louisiana into Arizona

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

Common questions: Arizona to Louisiana

Does my Arizona company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once an Arizona business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Louisiana registration cost?

$389 at checkout plus $10 to Arizona for the Certificate of Good Standing, $399 in all (checkout is $190 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Louisiana wants it ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Louisiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Arizona yearly report and Louisiana's report ($35).

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

An Arizona company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Louisiana can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers Louisiana for year one.

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40), and Arizona has no yearly report for the original.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Arizona?

It files Form L025 with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite, plus Louisiana's good standing certificate.

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