Arkansas

Foreign registration · no form number

Arkansas LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

Connecticut registers an LLC from Arkansas as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also wants Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your Arkansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Arkansas and Connecticut side by side

	Arkansas formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$120 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	May 1	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

How Arkansas companies register with Connecticut

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. Ordered from Arkansas on filing day, it easily meets Connecticut's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Arkansas name and formation date and the certificate attached. Arkansas issues the certificate instantly, so the Connecticut filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Arkansas LLC is registered with Connecticut.

Connecticut costs for Arkansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arkansas	$25
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arkansas certificate included	$344

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

Your Arkansas name and Connecticut's rules

We search Connecticut's records for Arkansas's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Connecticut and Arkansas

Arkansas and Connecticut both call it a registered agent. Connecticut papers come to us; Arkansas's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Arkansas

Each year your LLC files Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus Connecticut comes to $379 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Connecticut

A corporation formed in Arkansas files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Connecticut into Arkansas

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with Arkansas files Form FL-01 with $270 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Arkansas to Connecticut

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Connecticut?

Yes, once an Arkansas business operates there; Connecticut registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does it cost to register an Arkansas LLC in Connecticut?

$319 at checkout plus $25 to Arkansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $344 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants it ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Connecticut?

$379 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge an Arkansas company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arkansas registered agent stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Arkansas companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Arkansas's filings.

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