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Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

Arkansas registers an LLC from Hawaii as a foreign LLC on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also wants Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Hawaii vs Arkansas: the paperwork

	Hawaii formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$270 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	May 1
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

From Hawaii to Arkansas, step by step

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. Arkansas accepts it within 30 days of Hawaii's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FL-01
It names us as your Arkansas registered agent, with your Hawaii name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Hawaii certificate comes first; then the Arkansas filing goes in. After approval, your Hawaii LLC is registered with Arkansas.

Arkansas costs for Hawaii companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Good Standing Certificate, paid to Hawaii	$5
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Hawaii certificate included	$474

Your Hawaii name and Arkansas's rules

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

Agents: Arkansas and Hawaii

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

Yearly filings: Arkansas and Hawaii

Each year your LLC files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Arkansas comes to $311.50 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering an Arkansas company in Hawaii

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to Arkansas

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Arkansas?

Yes, once a Hawaii 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 $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $474 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arkansas wants it ($5), 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 Hawaii's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Arkansas?

$311.50 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $12.50 to Hawaii and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas accept my Hawaii name?

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

Can I form a new Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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