Maryland

Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

Arkansas registers an LLC from Maryland as a foreign LLC on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also asks for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Maryland and Arkansas each ask for

	Maryland formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$270 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	April 15	May 1
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: three to five business days
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

From Maryland to Arkansas, step by step

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. An instant Maryland certificate reaches Arkansas only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form FL-01
It lists us as your Arkansas registered agent, next to your Maryland name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Maryland issues the certificate instantly, so the Arkansas filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Maryland LLC is registered with Arkansas.

First-year cost, Maryland to Arkansas

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$489

Your Maryland name and Arkansas's rules

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

Agents: Arkansas and Maryland

Arkansas calls it a registered agent; Maryland says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Maryland; ours takes Arkansas's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Arkansas and Maryland

Each year your LLC files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Arkansas comes to $599 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering an Arkansas company in Maryland

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maryland to Arkansas

Does my Maryland company need to register in Arkansas?

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

How much does it cost to register a Maryland LLC in Arkansas?

$469 at checkout plus $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $489 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arkansas wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), 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; Maryland's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Arkansas?

$599 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas accept my Maryland name?

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

Can I form a new Arkansas LLC instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150), and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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