Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

California LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

To do business in Arizona, an LLC formed in California registers there on Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also asks for California's Certificate of Status ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your California records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

California vs Arizona: the paperwork

	California formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years	No annual report
Due	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Arizona statutory agent

From California to Arizona, step by step

Order the California certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from California separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Ordered from California on filing day, it easily meets Arizona's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form L025
It names us as your Arizona statutory agent, with your California name and formation date and the certificate attached. California issues the certificate instantly, so the Arizona filing can go in the same day. After approval, your California LLC is registered with Arizona.

Arizona costs for California companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Status, paid to California	$5
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, California certificate included	$392.30

Your California name and Arizona's rules

If another Arizona company uses the California name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Arizona's records for California's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Arizona agent and the California one

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; California says agent for service of process. Arizona papers come to us; California's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in California and Arizona

California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to Arizona

A corporation formed in California files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Arizona company in California

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with California files Form LLC-5 with $70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: California to Arizona

Does my California company need to register in Arizona?

Yes, once a California business operates there; Arizona registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Arizona registration cost?

$387.30 at checkout plus $5 to California for the Certificate of Status, $392.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite; California's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for California and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($20, every two years) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

A California company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my California name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its California name at home.

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12).

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

California companies leave by filing Form L026 ($10); until then, both the Arizona registration and California's filings stay in place.

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