Arkansas

Foreign registration · no form number

Arkansas LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers an LLC from Arkansas as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Arkansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Arkansas and New Jersey each ask for

	Arkansas formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	May 1	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Expedited processing: 8.5 business hours
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Arkansas to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Arkansas certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Jersey 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 New Jersey filing. Once New Jersey approves it, the Arkansas company can do business there.

New Jersey costs for Arkansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arkansas	$25
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arkansas certificate included	$324

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

Will your Arkansas name work for New Jersey?

New Jersey accepts your Arkansas name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Arkansas company. We search New Jersey's records for Arkansas's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: New Jersey and Arkansas

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

Staying in good standing in Arkansas and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus New Jersey comes to $374 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Arkansas files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Jersey company in Arkansas

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

Questions Arkansas owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Arkansas company need to register in New Jersey?

Yes, once an Arkansas business operates there; New Jersey does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $25 to Arkansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $324 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($25), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

8.5 business hours with New Jersey's paid expedite; Arkansas's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $25.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and New Jersey?

$374 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

An Arkansas company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and New Jersey can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Arkansas name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Arkansas name at home. New Jersey names must include LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C..

Can I form a new New Jersey LLC instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

Arkansas companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation for a foreign LLC; until then, New Jersey's report stays due alongside Arkansas's filings.

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