Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

To do business in Arizona, an LLC formed in Massachusetts registers there on Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also wants Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Massachusetts records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

Massachusetts and Arizona side by side

	Massachusetts formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	No annual report
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Massachusetts companies register with Arizona

Order the Massachusetts certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Massachusetts separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($25). Arizona accepts it within 60 days of Massachusetts'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 Massachusetts name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Massachusetts certificate comes first; then the Arizona filing goes in. After approval, your Massachusetts LLC is registered with Arizona.

First-year cost, Massachusetts to Arizona

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 Massachusetts	$25
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Massachusetts certificate included	$412.30

Will your Massachusetts name work for Arizona?

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

Agents: Arizona and Massachusetts

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Massachusetts says resident agent. Arizona papers come to us; Massachusetts's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Arizona and Massachusetts

Massachusetts wants the Limited Liability Company Annual Report every year ($520); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Arizona

A corporation formed in Massachusetts files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Arizona into Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Massachusetts files Massachusetts's registration (no form number) with $520 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Massachusetts to Arizona

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Arizona?

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

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

$387.30 at checkout plus $25 to Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts'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 Massachusetts's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Massachusetts's report ($520) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the Massachusetts resident agent stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my Massachusetts name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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