Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

Arkansas LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

Virginia registers an LLC from Arkansas as a foreign LLC on Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also asks for Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk using your Arkansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Arkansas vs Virginia: the paperwork

	Arkansas formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed online with Virginia
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Virginia registered agent

From Arkansas to Virginia, step by step

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. Ordered from Arkansas on filing day, it easily meets Virginia's limit of one year.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It lists us as your Virginia registered agent, next to your Arkansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Arkansas issues the certificate instantly, so the Virginia filing can go in the same day. Once Virginia approves it, the Arkansas company can do business there.

First-year cost, Arkansas to Virginia

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

Your Arkansas name and Virginia's rules

Virginia can hold a name for 120 days for $10 before you file.

Agents: Virginia and Arkansas

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

Yearly filings: Virginia and Arkansas

Each year your LLC files Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus Virginia comes to $349 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering a Virginia company in Arkansas

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with Arkansas files Form FL-01 with $270 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Arkansas to Virginia

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Virginia?

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

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

$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: Virginia wants it ($25), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Virginia?

$349 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $50 to Virginia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Virginia?

An Arkansas company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Virginia can add a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

Does Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

Arkansas companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Virginia's report stays due alongside Arkansas's filings.

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