Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

To do business in Arkansas, an LLC formed in North Dakota registers there on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also asks for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services from your North Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Dakota and Arkansas side by side

	North Dakota formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$270 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Arkansas
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	November 15	May 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with Arkansas

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. Arkansas counts 30 days from the day North Dakota 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 North Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once North Dakota's certificate is in hand, Arkansas's filing goes in. Once Arkansas approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

Arkansas costs for North Dakota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$489

Will your North Dakota name work for Arkansas?

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

Your Arkansas agent and the North Dakota one

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Arkansas

Each year your LLC files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Arkansas comes to $349 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Arkansas into North Dakota

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25). See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to Arkansas

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Arkansas?

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

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

$469 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $489 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Arkansas wants it ($20), 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 Dakota's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Arkansas?

$349 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to North Dakota and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas accept my North Dakota name?

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

Can I form a new Arkansas LLC instead?

Yes, but North Dakota 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 Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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