Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

To do business in Arkansas, an LLC formed in Connecticut registers there on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services from your Connecticut records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Connecticut and Arkansas each ask for

	Connecticut formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$270 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	On or before March 31	May 1
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

From Connecticut to Arkansas, step by step

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Arkansas counts 30 days from the day Connecticut issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FL-01
It names us as your Arkansas registered agent, with your Connecticut name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Connecticut certificate comes first; then the Arkansas filing goes in. Once Arkansas approves it, the Connecticut company can do business there.

Arkansas costs for Connecticut companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$50
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$519

Will your Connecticut name work for Arkansas?

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

Your Arkansas agent and the Connecticut one

Connecticut and Arkansas both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Connecticut; ours takes Arkansas's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Arkansas

Each year your LLC files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus Arkansas comes to $379 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering an Arkansas company in Connecticut

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Connecticut to Arkansas

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Arkansas?

Yes, once a Connecticut 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 $50 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $519 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arkansas wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), 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, once Connecticut's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Arkansas?

$379 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $80 to Connecticut and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas 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 Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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