Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

To do business in Arkansas, an LLC formed in Illinois registers there on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also wants Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services from your Illinois records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Illinois vs Arkansas: the paperwork

	Illinois formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$270 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	ilsos.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1), $75, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	May 1
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$25 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: three to five business days
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

How Illinois companies register with Arkansas

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. Ordered from Illinois on filing day, it easily meets Arkansas's limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form FL-01
It lists us as your Arkansas registered agent, next to your Illinois name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Illinois delays the Arkansas filing. Once Arkansas approves it, the Illinois company can do business there.

First-year cost, Illinois to Arkansas

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$494

Your Illinois name and Arkansas's rules

If Arkansas's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Illinois company. We check your exact Illinois name against Arkansas's records before filing.

Your Arkansas agent and the Illinois one

Illinois and Arkansas both call it a registered agent. Arkansas papers come to us; Illinois's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Arkansas

Each year your LLC files Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus Arkansas comes to $374 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Questions Illinois owners ask about Arkansas

Does my Illinois company need to register in Arkansas?

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

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

$469 at checkout plus $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $494 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arkansas wants it ($25), 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; Illinois's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Arkansas?

$374 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas accept my Illinois name?

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

Can I form a new Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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