Arkansas

Foreign registration · no form number

Arkansas LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

An LLC formed in Arkansas that wants to do business in Wyoming files a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming also wants Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division from your Arkansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Arkansas and Wyoming each ask for

	Arkansas formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$150 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	May 1	First day of the foreign LLC's anniversary month of WY registration
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Arkansas to Wyoming, step by step

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. An instant Arkansas certificate reaches Wyoming only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Wyoming 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 Wyoming filing. After approval, your Arkansas LLC is registered with Wyoming.

First-year cost, Arkansas to Wyoming

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$150
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arkansas	$25
Our service, with a year of Wyoming registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arkansas certificate included	$374

Your Arkansas name and Wyoming's rules

We check your exact Arkansas name against Wyoming's records before filing.

Agents: Wyoming and Arkansas

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

Staying in good standing in Arkansas and Wyoming

Each year your LLC files Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus Wyoming comes to $359 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Wyoming

A corporation formed in Arkansas files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same). After that come Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Wyoming into Arkansas

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

Common questions: Arkansas to Wyoming

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Wyoming?

Yes, once an Arkansas business operates there; Wyoming law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$349 at checkout plus $25 to Arkansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $374 in all (checkout is $150 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the Wyoming registration take?

Wyoming's standard processing takes up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt; Arkansas's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Wyoming?

$359 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

Wyoming can charge an Arkansas company a penalty of $5,000.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

Arkansas companies leave by filing a Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Wyoming's report stays due alongside Arkansas's filings.

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