Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

New York LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

To do business in Arizona, an LLC formed in New York registers there on Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your New York records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

New York vs Arizona: the paperwork

	New York formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	dos.ny.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	No annual report
Due	During the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From New York to Arizona, step by step

Order the New York certificate
The Certificate of Status ($25) is ordered from New York separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. New York mails it, and Arizona counts the 60 days from issue, so it is ordered with transit in mind.
We prepare and file Form L025
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your New York name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Allow for the days New York takes to send the certificate before the Arizona filing goes in. Once Arizona approves it, the New York company can do business there.

First-year cost, New York to Arizona

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Status, paid to New York	$25
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, New York certificate included	$412.30

Your New York name and Arizona's rules

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

Agents: Arizona and New York

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New York to Arizona

A corporation formed in New York files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Arizona into New York

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with New York files Form DOS-1361-f-a with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within one year. See that filing.

Questions New York owners ask about Arizona

Does my New York company need to register in Arizona?

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

How much does the Arizona registration cost?

$387.30 at checkout plus $25 to New York for the Certificate of Status, $412.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

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

Yes: Arizona wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite, plus mail time for New York's certificate before filing.

What are the yearly costs for New York and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

A New York company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my New York name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but New York keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and the original keeps New York's Biennial Statement.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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