Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

Arkansas registers an LLC from Montana as a foreign LLC on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services using your Montana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Montana vs Arkansas: the paperwork

	Montana formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$270 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	April 15	May 1
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

How Montana companies register with Arkansas

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. Arkansas counts 30 days from the day Montana 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 Montana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Montana's certificate is in hand, Arkansas's filing goes in. Once Arkansas approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Montana to Arkansas

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$474

Your Montana name and Arkansas's rules

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

Your Arkansas agent and the Montana one

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

Yearly filings: Arkansas and Montana

Each year your LLC files Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Arkansas comes to $319 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Arkansas into Montana

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

Questions Montana owners ask about Arkansas

Does my Montana company need to register in Arkansas?

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

How much does it cost to register a Montana LLC in Arkansas?

$469 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $474 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Arkansas?

$319 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Montana and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas 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 Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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