Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form 0081

Arkansas LLC Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

To do business in Oklahoma, an LLC formed in Arkansas registers there on Form 0081, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma also wants Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Arkansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Arkansas and Oklahoma side by side

	Arkansas formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form 0081, Application for Registration (Foreign Limited Liability Company)
State fee	$25	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	sos.ok.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Certificate, $25, every year
Due	May 1	Anniversary date of the foreign LLC's Oklahoma registration, every year
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From Arkansas to Oklahoma, step by step

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our Oklahoma order. Ordered from Arkansas on filing day, it easily meets Oklahoma's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 0081
It names us as your Oklahoma registered agent, with your Arkansas name and formation date and the certificate attached. Arkansas issues the certificate instantly, so the Oklahoma filing can go in the same day. Once Oklahoma approves it, the Arkansas company can do business there.

First-year cost, Arkansas to Oklahoma

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$312
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arkansas	$25
Our service, with a year of Oklahoma registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arkansas certificate included	$536

Will your Arkansas name work for Oklahoma?

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

Agents: Oklahoma and Arkansas

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

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and Arkansas

Each year your LLC files Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus Oklahoma comes to $324 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Arkansas files Form 0012 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same). After that come Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Oklahoma into Arkansas

An LLC formed in Oklahoma that registers with Arkansas files Form FL-01 with $270 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Arkansas to Oklahoma

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Oklahoma?

Yes, once an Arkansas business operates there; Oklahoma law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$511 at checkout plus $25 to Arkansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $536 in all (checkout is $312 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Oklahoma wants it ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Oklahoma?

$324 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $25 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

An Arkansas company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arkansas registered agent stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma LLC instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

Arkansas companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal (Foreign Limited Liability Company) ($100); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside Arkansas's filings.

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