Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

To do business in Arkansas, an LLC formed in New Hampshire registers there on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also wants New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services using your New Hampshire records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What New Hampshire and Arkansas each ask for

	New Hampshire formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$270 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Arkansas
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	April 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

From New Hampshire to Arkansas, step by step

Order the New Hampshire certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from New Hampshire separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). Arkansas counts 30 days from the day New Hampshire issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FL-01
It names us as your Arkansas registered agent, with your New Hampshire name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Hampshire certificate comes first; then the Arkansas filing goes in. After approval, your New Hampshire LLC is registered with Arkansas.

Arkansas costs for New Hampshire companies

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

Your New Hampshire name and Arkansas's rules

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

Agents: Arkansas and New Hampshire

New Hampshire and Arkansas both call it a registered agent. Arkansas papers come to us; New Hampshire's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Arkansas and New Hampshire

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Arkansas comes to $401 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering an Arkansas company in New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1 with $102 in state fees; no Arkansas certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Arkansas

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Arkansas?

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

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

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

Do I need New Hampshire's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arkansas wants it ($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 New Hampshire's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Arkansas?

$401 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $102 to New Hampshire and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas accept my New Hampshire name?

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

Can I form a new Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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