Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Maine LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

To do business in Arkansas, an LLC formed in Maine registers there on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also asks for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services from your Maine records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Maine and Arkansas each ask for

	Maine formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$30	$270 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	June 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

How Maine companies register with Arkansas

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. Arkansas accepts it within 30 days of Maine's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FL-01
It names us as your Arkansas registered agent, with your Maine name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Maine certificate comes first; then the Arkansas filing goes in. Once Arkansas approves it, the Maine company can do business there.

First-year cost, Maine to Arkansas

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$499

Will your Maine name work for Arkansas?

If another Arkansas company uses the Maine name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Arkansas's records for Maine's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Arkansas and Maine

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and Arkansas

Each year your LLC files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus Arkansas comes to $384 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Arkansas into Maine

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Maine owners ask about Arkansas

Does my Maine company need to register in Arkansas?

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

How much does the Arkansas registration cost?

$469 at checkout plus $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $499 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Arkansas?

$384 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas 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 Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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