Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

Arizona registers an LLC from Louisiana as a foreign LLC on Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also asks for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Louisiana records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

Louisiana and Arizona side by side

	Louisiana formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	No annual report
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Louisiana companies register with Arizona

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Arizona counts 60 days from the day Louisiana issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form L025
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your Louisiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Louisiana certificate comes first; then the Arizona filing goes in. Once Arizona approves it, the Louisiana company can do business there.

Arizona costs for Louisiana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Louisiana	$25
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Louisiana certificate included	$412.30

Your Louisiana name and Arizona's rules

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

Your Arizona agent and the Louisiana one

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and Louisiana

Louisiana wants the Annual Report every year ($40); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Arizona

A corporation formed in Louisiana files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Louisiana

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Arizona

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Arizona?

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

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

$387.30 at checkout plus $25 to Louisiana for the Certificate of Good Standing, $412.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants it ($25), 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 Louisiana's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Louisiana's report ($40) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Louisiana name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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