Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form 972

Arkansas LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

Louisiana registers an LLC from Arkansas as a foreign LLC on Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also asks for Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division using your Arkansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Arkansas vs Louisiana: the paperwork

	Arkansas formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$190 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	sos.la.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $35, every year
Due	May 1	On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Arkansas companies register with Louisiana

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our Louisiana order. Ordered from Arkansas on filing day, it easily meets Louisiana's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 972
It names us as your Louisiana registered agent, with your Arkansas name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Arkansas delays the Louisiana filing. Once Louisiana approves it, the Arkansas company can do business there.

Louisiana costs for Arkansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arkansas	$25
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arkansas certificate included	$414

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

Your Arkansas name and Louisiana's rules

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

Your Louisiana agent and the Arkansas one

Arkansas and Louisiana both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Arkansas; ours takes Louisiana's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Arkansas

Each year your LLC files Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus Louisiana comes to $334 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Louisiana

A corporation formed in Arkansas files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). After that come Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Louisiana company in Arkansas

An LLC formed in Louisiana that registers with Arkansas files Form FL-01 with $270 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Arkansas owners ask about Louisiana

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once an Arkansas 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 $25 to Arkansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $414 in all (checkout is $190 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Louisiana?

$334 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $35 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

An Arkansas 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 Arkansas registered agent stays, and ours covers Louisiana for year one.

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Arkansas?

It files Form FL-01 with $270 in state fees, plus Louisiana's good standing certificate.

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