Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Florida LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

An LLC formed in Florida that wants to do business in Arizona files Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also asks for Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Florida records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

Florida vs Arizona: the paperwork

	Florida formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	dos.fl.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	No annual report
Due	May 1
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Florida to Arizona, step by step

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Ordered from Florida on filing day, it easily meets Arizona's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form L025
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your Florida name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Florida issues the certificate instantly, so the Arizona filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Florida LLC is registered with Arizona.

First-year cost, Florida to Arizona

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Status, paid to Florida	$5
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Florida certificate included	$392.30

Your Florida name and Arizona's rules

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

Agents: Arizona and Florida

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and Florida

Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($138.75); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Arizona

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

The other way: Arizona into Florida

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Florida owners ask about Arizona

Does my Florida company need to register in Arizona?

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

How much does the Arizona registration cost?

$387.30 at checkout plus $5 to Florida for the Certificate of Status, $392.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite; Florida's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Florida's report ($138.75) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Florida name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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