Mississippi

Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

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

What Mississippi and Arizona each ask for

	Mississippi formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.ms.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	No annual report
Due	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Mississippi companies register with Arizona

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Ordered from Mississippi on filing day, it easily meets Arizona's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form L025
It names us as your Arizona statutory agent, with your Mississippi name and formation date and the certificate attached. Mississippi issues the certificate instantly, so the Arizona filing can go in the same day. Once Arizona approves it, the Mississippi company can do business there.

First-year cost, Mississippi 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 / Certificate of Existence, paid to Mississippi	$25
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Mississippi certificate included	$412.30

Your Mississippi name and Arizona's rules

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

Agents: Arizona and Mississippi

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Mississippi says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Mississippi; ours takes Arizona's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Arizona and Mississippi

Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year (no fee); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Arizona

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

The other way: Arizona into Mississippi

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Mississippi files Form F0200 with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Mississippi to Arizona

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Arizona?

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

How much does the Arizona registration cost?

$387.30 at checkout plus $25 to Mississippi for the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, $412.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Mississippi'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; Mississippi's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Arizona?

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

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the Mississippi registered agent stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my Mississippi name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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