Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

An LLC formed in Delaware that wants to do business in Arizona files Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also wants Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Delaware records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

Delaware vs Arizona: the paperwork

	Delaware formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$50	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	No annual report
Due	On or before June 1
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Delaware companies register with Arizona

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). Delaware mails it, and Arizona counts the 60 days from issue, so it is ordered with transit in mind.
We prepare and file Form L025
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your Delaware name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Delaware certificate takes days to arrive, so the Arizona filing waits for it. Once Arizona approves it, the Delaware company can do business there.

First-year cost, Delaware to Arizona

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

Will your Delaware name work for Arizona?

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

Agents: Arizona and Delaware

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Delaware says registered agent. Arizona papers come to us; Delaware's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Arizona and Delaware

Delaware wants the Annual LLC Tax every year ($400); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Arizona

A corporation formed in Delaware files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Arizona into Delaware

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about Arizona

Does my Delaware company need to register in Arizona?

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

How much does it cost to register a Delaware LLC in Arizona?

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

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants it ($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, plus mail time for Delaware's certificate before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Delaware's report ($400) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Delaware name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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