North Carolina

Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

To do business in Arkansas, an LLC formed in North Carolina registers there on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also asks for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services using your North Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Carolina vs Arkansas: the paperwork

	North Carolina formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$270 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with Arkansas
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	April 15	May 1
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

From North Carolina to Arkansas, step by step

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. Arkansas accepts it within 30 days of North Carolina's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FL-01
It lists us as your Arkansas registered agent, next to your North Carolina name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The North Carolina certificate comes first; then the Arkansas filing goes in. Once Arkansas approves it, the North Carolina company can do business there.

Arkansas costs for North Carolina companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Certificate of Existence, paid to North Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Carolina certificate included	$479

Will your North Carolina name work for Arkansas?

If Arkansas's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the North Carolina company. We check your exact North Carolina name against Arkansas's records before filing.

Your Arkansas agent and the North Carolina one

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

Yearly filings: Arkansas and North Carolina

Each year your LLC files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Arkansas comes to $502 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Arkansas into North Carolina

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with North Carolina files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Arkansas

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Arkansas?

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

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

$469 at checkout plus $10 to North Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $479 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arkansas wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), 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 North Carolina's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Arkansas?

$502 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $203 to North Carolina and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas accept my North Carolina name?

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

Can I form a new Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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