Arkansas

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Arkansas LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

Massachusetts registers an LLC from Arkansas as a foreign LLC on a paper registration (no form number), with $520 in state fees. Massachusetts also wants Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division using your Arkansas records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Arkansas and Massachusetts side by side

	Arkansas formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$25	$520 at order (filing fee $500 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due	May 1	On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

How Arkansas companies register with Massachusetts

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our Massachusetts order. An instant Arkansas certificate reaches Massachusetts only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Massachusetts resident agent, next to your Arkansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Arkansas delays the Massachusetts filing. Once Massachusetts approves it, the Arkansas company can do business there.

Massachusetts costs for Arkansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$520
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arkansas	$25
Our service, with a year of Massachusetts resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Arkansas certificate included	$744

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

Your Arkansas name and Massachusetts's rules

Massachusetts can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Massachusetts agent and the Arkansas one

Massachusetts calls it a resident agent; Arkansas says registered agent. Massachusetts papers come to us; Arkansas's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Massachusetts and Arkansas

Each year your LLC files Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Massachusetts's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($500). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Arkansas plus Massachusetts comes to $799 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering a Massachusetts company in Arkansas

An LLC formed in Massachusetts 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.

Common questions: Arkansas to Massachusetts

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Massachusetts?

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

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

$719 at checkout plus $25 to Arkansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $744 in all (checkout is $520 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Massachusetts?

$799 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $500 to Massachusetts for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

An Arkansas company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Massachusetts can add a civil penalty of up to $500.

Does Massachusetts require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

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

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