Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Idaho LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

To do business in Arkansas, an LLC formed in Idaho registers there on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also asks for Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services from your Idaho records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Idaho and Arkansas each ask for

	Idaho formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$270 at order
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	May 1
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

From Idaho to Arkansas, step by step

Order the Idaho certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Idaho separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. Arkansas counts 30 days from the day Idaho issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FL-01
It lists us as your Arkansas registered agent, next to your Idaho name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Idaho's certificate is in hand, Arkansas's filing goes in. Once Arkansas approves it, the Idaho company can do business there.

Arkansas costs for Idaho companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Certificate of Existence, paid to Idaho	$10
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Idaho certificate included	$479

Your Idaho name and Arkansas's rules

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

Your Arkansas agent and the Idaho one

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

Yearly filings: Arkansas and Idaho

Each year your LLC files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Idaho plus Arkansas comes to $299 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering an Arkansas company in Idaho

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Idaho to Arkansas

Does my Idaho company need to register in Arkansas?

Yes, once an Idaho business operates there; Arkansas law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register an Idaho LLC in Arkansas?

$469 at checkout plus $10 to Idaho for the Certificate of Existence, $479 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Idaho's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arkansas wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), 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 Idaho's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Arkansas?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Idaho and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas accept my Idaho name?

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

Can I form a new Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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