Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

California LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

Arkansas registers an LLC from California as a foreign LLC on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also asks for California's Certificate of Status ($5), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services using your California records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What California and Arkansas each ask for

	California formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$270 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed with Arkansas
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially	May 1
Late yearly filing	$250 late fee	$25 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: three to five business days
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Arkansas registered agent

From California to Arkansas, step by step

Order the California certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from California separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. An instant California certificate reaches Arkansas only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form FL-01
It names us as your Arkansas registered agent, with your California name and formation date and the certificate attached. California issues the certificate instantly, so the Arkansas filing can go in the same day. After approval, your California LLC is registered with Arkansas.

First-year cost, California to Arkansas

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Certificate of Status, paid to California	$5
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, California certificate included	$474

Your California name and Arkansas's rules

If Arkansas's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the California company. We check your exact California name against Arkansas's records before filing.

Agents: Arkansas and California

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

Yearly filings: Arkansas and California

California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20); Arkansas wants the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report every year ($150). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering an Arkansas company in California

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with California files Form LLC-5 with $70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions California owners ask about Arkansas

Does my California company need to register in Arkansas?

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

How much does it cost to register a California LLC in Arkansas?

$469 at checkout plus $5 to California for the Certificate of Status, $474 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arkansas wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), no more than 30 days old at filing.

How long does the Arkansas registration take?

Arkansas's standard processing takes three to five business days; California's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for California and Arkansas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($20, every two years) and Arkansas's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Does Arkansas require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Arkansas for year one, with a street address there.

Will Arkansas 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 Arkansas LLC instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12).

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

California companies leave by filing Form FL-04; until then, Arkansas's report stays due alongside California's filings.

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