Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

An LLC formed in Michigan that wants to do business in Arizona files Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also wants Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Michigan records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

What Michigan and Arizona each ask for

	Michigan formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	michigan.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	No annual report
Due	February 15
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Michigan companies register with Arizona

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Arizona counts 60 days from the day Michigan issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form L025
It names us as your Arizona statutory agent, with your Michigan name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Michigan's certificate is in hand, Arizona's filing goes in. After approval, your Michigan LLC is registered with Arizona.

Arizona costs for Michigan companies

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 Michigan	$10
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Michigan certificate included	$397.30

Your Michigan name and Arizona's rules

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

Agents: Arizona and Michigan

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

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Arizona

Michigan wants the Annual Statement every year ($25); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Arizona

A corporation formed in Michigan files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Michigan

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about Arizona

Does my Michigan company need to register in Arizona?

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

How much does the Arizona registration cost?

$387.30 at checkout plus $10 to Michigan for the Certificate of Good Standing, $397.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants it ($10), 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 Michigan's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Michigan's report ($25) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Michigan name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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