Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

To do business in Arizona, an LLC formed in Connecticut registers there on Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Connecticut records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Connecticut and Arizona side by side

	Connecticut formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$50	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	No annual report
Due	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Connecticut companies register with Arizona

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Arizona counts 60 days from the day Connecticut issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form L025
It names us as your Arizona statutory agent, with your Connecticut name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Connecticut's certificate is in hand, Arizona's filing goes in. After approval, your Connecticut LLC is registered with Arizona.

First-year cost, Connecticut to Arizona

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$50
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$437.30

Your Connecticut name and Arizona's rules

If another Arizona company uses the Connecticut name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Connecticut name against Arizona's records before filing.

Your Arizona agent and the Connecticut one

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Connecticut says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Connecticut; ours takes Arizona's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Arizona and Connecticut

Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($80); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Arizona

A corporation formed in Connecticut files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Connecticut

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Connecticut to Arizona

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Arizona?

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

How much does the Arizona registration cost?

$387.30 at checkout plus $50 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $437.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite, once Connecticut's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Connecticut's report ($80) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the Connecticut registered agent stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my Connecticut name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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