Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

An LLC formed in Missouri that wants to do business in Arizona files Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also asks for Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Missouri records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

Missouri and Arizona side by side

	Missouri formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Missouri 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	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.mo.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	No annual report
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Missouri companies register with Arizona

Order the Missouri certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Missouri separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Arizona accepts it within 60 days of Missouri's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form L025
It names us as your Arizona statutory agent, with your Missouri name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Missouri's certificate is in hand, Arizona's filing goes in. Once Arizona approves it, the Missouri company can do business there.

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

Will your Missouri name work for Arizona?

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

Agents: Arizona and Missouri

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and Arizona

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Arizona

A corporation formed in Missouri files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Missouri

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about Arizona

Does my Missouri company need to register in Arizona?

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

How much does the Arizona registration cost?

$387.30 at checkout plus $10 to Missouri 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 Missouri'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 Missouri's certificate is in hand.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Missouri name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and Missouri has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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