Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that wants to do business in Arkansas files Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also wants Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services from your Massachusetts records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Massachusetts and Arkansas each ask for

	Massachusetts formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$270 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization	May 1
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

How Massachusetts companies register with Arkansas

Order the Massachusetts certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Massachusetts separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($25). Arkansas counts 30 days from the day Massachusetts issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FL-01
It lists us as your Arkansas registered agent, next to your Massachusetts name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Massachusetts's certificate is in hand, Arkansas's filing goes in. Once Arkansas approves it, the Massachusetts company can do business there.

First-year cost, Massachusetts to Arkansas

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Massachusetts	$25
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Massachusetts certificate included	$494

Will your Massachusetts name work for Arkansas?

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

Agents: Arkansas and Massachusetts

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

Yearly filings: Arkansas and Massachusetts

Each year your LLC files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Arkansas comes to $819 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Arkansas into Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with Massachusetts files Massachusetts's registration (no form number) with $520 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Massachusetts owners ask about Arkansas

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Arkansas?

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

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

$469 at checkout plus $25 to Massachusetts for the Certificate of Good Standing, $494 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Arkansas?

$819 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $520 to Massachusetts and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas 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 Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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