New Mexico

Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

New Mexico LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

To do business in Arkansas, an LLC formed in New Mexico registers there on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also asks for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services using your New Mexico records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Mexico vs Arkansas: the paperwork

	New Mexico formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	Set by the state	$270 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with Arkansas
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.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 New Mexico registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

From New Mexico to Arkansas, step by step

Order the New Mexico certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance is ordered from New Mexico separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. Arkansas counts 30 days from the day New Mexico 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 Mexico name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once New Mexico's certificate is in hand, Arkansas's filing goes in. Once Arkansas approves it, the New Mexico company can do business there.

First-year cost, New Mexico to Arkansas

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total	$469

Plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, priced by New Mexico.

Will your New Mexico name work for Arkansas?

If another Arkansas company uses the New Mexico name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Arkansas's records for New Mexico's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Arkansas and New Mexico

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

Yearly filings: Arkansas and New Mexico

New Mexico 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 New Mexico

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: New Mexico to Arkansas

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Arkansas?

Yes, once a New Mexico 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 New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance.

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

Yes: Arkansas wants it, 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 Mexico's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Arkansas?

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

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas accept my New Mexico name?

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

Can I form a new Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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