Arkansas

Foreign registration · no form number

Arkansas LLC Foreign Registration in South Dakota

South Dakota registers an LLC from Arkansas as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Arkansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Arkansas vs South Dakota: the paperwork

	Arkansas formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$750 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $55, every year
Due	May 1	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

How Arkansas companies register with South Dakota

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Arkansas certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your South Dakota registered 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 South Dakota filing. After approval, your Arkansas LLC is registered with South Dakota.

First-year cost, Arkansas to South Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arkansas	$25
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arkansas certificate included	$974

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

Will your Arkansas name work for South Dakota?

South Dakota accepts your Arkansas name if it includes 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.). If the Arkansas name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If South Dakota's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Arkansas company. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: South Dakota and Arkansas

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

Staying in good standing in Arkansas and South Dakota

Each year your LLC files Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus South Dakota comes to $354 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to South Dakota

A corporation formed in Arkansas files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and South Dakota's Annual Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: South Dakota into Arkansas

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

Common questions: Arkansas to South Dakota

Does my Arkansas company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once an Arkansas business operates there; South Dakota law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$949 at checkout plus $25 to Arkansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $974 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants it ($25), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately; Arkansas's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and South Dakota?

$354 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $55 to South Dakota for the yearly reports.

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota 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. South Dakota names must include 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.).

Can I form a new South Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from South Dakota later?

Arkansas companies leave by filing a Notice of Cancellation of Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, South Dakota's report stays due alongside Arkansas's filings.

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