Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

To do business in Arizona, an LLC formed in Montana registers there on Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also asks for Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Montana records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

Montana vs Arizona: the paperwork

	Montana formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	No annual report
Due	April 15
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Montana to Arizona, step by step

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Arizona accepts it within 60 days of Montana's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form L025
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your Montana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Montana's certificate is in hand, Arizona's filing goes in. Once Arizona approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Montana to Arizona

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$392.30

Will your Montana name work for Arizona?

If Arizona's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Montana company. We search Arizona's records for Montana's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Arizona and Montana

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and Montana

Montana wants the Annual Report every year ($20); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Arizona

A corporation formed in Montana files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Arizona into Montana

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no Arizona certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Montana owners ask about Arizona

Does my Montana company need to register in Arizona?

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

How much does the Arizona registration cost?

$387.30 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $392.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), 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 Montana's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Montana's report ($20) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Montana name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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