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Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

An LLC formed in Indiana that wants to do business in Arkansas files Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services from your Indiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Indiana and Arkansas each ask for

	Indiana formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$15	$270 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	May 1
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

From Indiana to Arkansas, step by step

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. Arkansas counts 30 days from the day Indiana issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FL-01
It names us as your Arkansas registered agent, with your Indiana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Indiana certificate comes first; then the Arkansas filing goes in. After approval, your Indiana LLC is registered with Arkansas.

Arkansas costs for Indiana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$484

Your Indiana name and Arkansas's rules

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

Agents: Arkansas and Indiana

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Arkansas

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Arkansas wants the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report every year ($150). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Arkansas into Indiana

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Arkansas

Does my Indiana company need to register in Arkansas?

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

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

$469 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $484 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arkansas wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), 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 Indiana's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Arkansas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Arkansas's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas accept my Indiana name?

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

Can I form a new Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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