Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

To do business in Arkansas, an LLC formed in Missouri registers there on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also asks for Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services from your Missouri records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Missouri and Arkansas each ask for

	Missouri formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$270 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due		May 1
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

How Missouri companies register with Arkansas

Order the Missouri certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Missouri separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. Arkansas counts 30 days from the day Missouri issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FL-01
It lists us as your Arkansas registered agent, next to your Missouri name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Missouri's certificate is in hand, Arkansas's filing goes in. Once Arkansas approves it, the Missouri company can do business there.

Arkansas costs for Missouri companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Missouri	$10
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Missouri certificate included	$479

Your Missouri name and Arkansas's rules

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

Your Arkansas agent and the Missouri one

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and Arkansas

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; Arkansas wants the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report every year ($150). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering an Arkansas company in Missouri

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about Arkansas

Does my Missouri company need to register in Arkansas?

Yes, once a Missouri 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 $10 to Missouri for the Certificate of Good Standing, $479 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arkansas wants it ($10), 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, once Missouri's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Arkansas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Missouri yearly report and Arkansas's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas 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 Arkansas LLC instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150), and Missouri has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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