Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Maine LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

To do business in Arizona, an LLC formed in Maine registers there on Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also asks for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Maine records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

What Maine and Arizona each ask for

	Maine formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$30	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	No annual report
Due	June 1
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Maine to Arizona, step by step

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Arizona accepts it within 60 days of Maine's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form L025
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your Maine name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Maine certificate comes first; then the Arizona filing goes in. After approval, your Maine LLC is registered with Arizona.

First-year cost, Maine to Arizona

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$417.30

Your Maine name and Arizona's rules

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

Your Arizona agent and the Maine one

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and Arizona

Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($85); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Arizona

A corporation formed in Maine files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Maine

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Maine owners ask about Arizona

Does my Maine company need to register in Arizona?

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

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

$387.30 at checkout plus $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $417.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), 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 Maine's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Maine's report ($85) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Maine name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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