Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

An LLC formed in Kentucky that wants to do business in Arizona files Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Kentucky records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Kentucky vs Arizona: the paperwork

	Kentucky formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	No annual report
Due	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Kentucky to Arizona, step by step

Order the Kentucky certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Kentucky separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Arizona accepts it within 60 days of Kentucky's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form L025
It names us as your Arizona statutory agent, with your Kentucky name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Kentucky's certificate is in hand, Arizona's filing goes in. Once Arizona approves it, the Kentucky company can do business there.

Arizona costs for Kentucky companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Existence, paid to Kentucky	$10
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Kentucky certificate included	$397.30

Will your Kentucky name work for Arizona?

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

Agents: Arizona and Kentucky

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Arizona

Kentucky wants the Annual Report every year ($15); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Arizona

A corporation formed in Kentucky files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Kentucky

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Arizona certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Arizona

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Arizona?

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

How much does it cost to register a Kentucky LLC in Arizona?

$387.30 at checkout plus $10 to Kentucky for the Certificate of Existence, $397.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite, once Kentucky's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Kentucky's report ($15) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Kentucky name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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