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Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

Arkansas registers an LLC from Minnesota as a foreign LLC on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also asks for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services from your Minnesota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Minnesota and Arkansas each ask for

	Minnesota formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$270 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	December 31	May 1
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: three to five business days
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

How Minnesota companies register with Arkansas

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. Ordered from Minnesota on filing day, it easily meets Arkansas's limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form FL-01
It lists us as your Arkansas registered agent, next to your Minnesota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Minnesota issues the certificate instantly, so the Arkansas filing can go in the same day. Once Arkansas approves it, the Minnesota company can do business there.

Arkansas costs for Minnesota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Minnesota	$5
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Minnesota certificate included	$474

Will your Minnesota name work for Arkansas?

If another Arkansas company uses the Minnesota name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Minnesota name against Arkansas's records before filing.

Agents: Arkansas and Minnesota

Minnesota and Arkansas both call it a registered agent. Arkansas papers come to us; Minnesota's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Minnesota and Arkansas

Each year your LLC files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus Arkansas comes to $299 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Arkansas into Minnesota

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no Arkansas certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Minnesota owners ask about Arkansas

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Arkansas?

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

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

$469 at checkout plus $5 to Minnesota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $474 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arkansas wants it ($5), 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; Minnesota's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Arkansas?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas accept my Minnesota name?

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

Can I form a new Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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