Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

Arkansas LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

To do business in West Virginia, an LLC formed in Arkansas registers there on Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division using your Arkansas records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Arkansas and West Virginia side by side

	Arkansas formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	May 1	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

How Arkansas companies register with West Virginia

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the Arkansas certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form LLF-1
It lists us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, next to your Arkansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Arkansas issues the certificate instantly, so the West Virginia filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Arkansas LLC is registered with West Virginia.

First-year cost, Arkansas to West Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arkansas	$25
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Arkansas certificate included	$375

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

Will your Arkansas name work for West Virginia?

West Virginia accepts your Arkansas name if it includes limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co.. If the Arkansas name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If West Virginia's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Arkansas company. We search West Virginia's records for Arkansas's name on file before anything is filed.

Your West Virginia agent and the Arkansas one

West Virginia calls it an agent for service of process; Arkansas says registered agent. West Virginia papers come to us; Arkansas's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Arkansas

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

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to West Virginia

A corporation formed in Arkansas files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a West Virginia company in Arkansas

An LLC formed in West Virginia that registers with Arkansas files Form FL-01 with $270 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Arkansas to West Virginia

Does my Arkansas company need to register in West Virginia?

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

How much does the West Virginia registration cost?

$350 at checkout plus $25 to Arkansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $375 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: West Virginia wants it ($25), current at filing.

How long does the West Virginia registration take?

West Virginia's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost; Arkansas's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and West Virginia?

$324 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $25 to West Virginia for the yearly reports.

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia 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. West Virginia names must include limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co..

Can I form a new West Virginia LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

Arkansas companies leave by filing a withdrawal application; until then, West Virginia's report stays due alongside Arkansas's filings.

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