Colorado

Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

An LLC formed in Colorado that wants to do business in Arkansas files Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also asks for Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services from your Colorado records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Colorado and Arkansas each ask for

	Colorado formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	No fee	$270 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	May 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: three to five business days
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

From Colorado to Arkansas, step by step

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. Ordered from Colorado on filing day, it easily meets Arkansas's limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form FL-01
It lists us as your Arkansas registered agent, next to your Colorado name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Colorado issues the certificate instantly, so the Arkansas filing can go in the same day. Once Arkansas approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

First-year cost, Colorado to Arkansas

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$469

Your Colorado name and Arkansas's rules

If Arkansas's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Colorado company. We search Arkansas's records for Colorado's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Arkansas and Colorado

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

Staying in good standing in Colorado and Arkansas

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Arkansas comes to $324 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering an Arkansas company in Colorado

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Arkansas certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Colorado owners ask about Arkansas

Does my Colorado company need to register in Arkansas?

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

How much does the Arkansas registration cost?

$469 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arkansas wants it (free), 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; Colorado's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Arkansas?

$324 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

A Colorado 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 Colorado registered agent stays, and ours covers Arkansas for year one, with a street address there.

Will Arkansas accept my Colorado name?

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

Can I form a new Arkansas LLC instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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