Mississippi

Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

To do business in Arkansas, an LLC formed in Mississippi registers there on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also asks for Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services using your Mississippi records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Mississippi and Arkansas each ask for

	Mississippi formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$270 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	April 15	May 1
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: three to five business days
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with Arkansas

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. Ordered from Mississippi 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 Mississippi name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Mississippi delays the Arkansas filing. Once Arkansas approves it, the Mississippi company can do business there.

Arkansas costs for Mississippi companies

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

Will your Mississippi name work for Arkansas?

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

Your Arkansas agent and the Mississippi one

Mississippi and Arkansas both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Mississippi; ours takes Arkansas's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Arkansas

Each year your LLC files Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus Arkansas comes to $299 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Arkansas into Mississippi

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with Mississippi files Form F0200 with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Mississippi owners ask about Arkansas

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Arkansas?

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

How much does the Arkansas registration cost?

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Arkansas?

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

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas 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 Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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