Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

An LLC formed in New Jersey that wants to do business in Arkansas files Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also asks for New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services from your New Jersey records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What New Jersey and Arkansas each ask for

	New Jersey formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$270 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Arkansas
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	nj.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year	May 1
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

From New Jersey to Arkansas, step by step

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($50) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Arkansas counts 30 days from the day New Jersey 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 Jersey name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Jersey certificate comes first; then the Arkansas filing goes in. After approval, your New Jersey LLC is registered with Arkansas.

First-year cost, New Jersey to Arkansas

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Standing Certificate, paid to New Jersey	$50
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Jersey certificate included	$519

Will your New Jersey name work for Arkansas?

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

Agents: Arkansas and New Jersey

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

Staying in good standing in New Jersey and Arkansas

Each year your LLC files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Arkansas comes to $374 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Arkansas into New Jersey

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Arkansas

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Arkansas?

Yes, once a New Jersey 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 $50 to New Jersey for the Standing Certificate, $519 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Arkansas wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), 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 Jersey's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Arkansas?

$374 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas accept my New Jersey name?

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

Can I form a new Arkansas LLC instead?

Yes, but New Jersey 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 Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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