Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Oklahoma LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

To do business in Arkansas, an LLC formed in Oklahoma registers there on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also wants Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services using your Oklahoma records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Oklahoma and Arkansas each ask for

	Oklahoma formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Oklahoma 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	Oklahoma: online	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	oklahoma.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Certificate, $26, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the Articles of Organization, every year	May 1
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

How Oklahoma companies register with Arkansas

Order the Oklahoma certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from Oklahoma separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. Arkansas counts 30 days from the day Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Oklahoma's certificate is in hand, Arkansas's filing goes in. After approval, your Oklahoma LLC is registered with Arkansas.

Arkansas costs for Oklahoma companies

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

Your Oklahoma name and Arkansas's rules

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

Your Arkansas agent and the Oklahoma one

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

Yearly filings: Arkansas and Oklahoma

Each year your LLC files Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Oklahoma plus Arkansas comes to $325 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Arkansas into Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0081 with $312 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Oklahoma owners ask about Arkansas

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Arkansas?

Yes, once an Oklahoma 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 $20 to Oklahoma for the Certificate of Good Standing, $489 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oklahoma'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 Oklahoma's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Arkansas?

$325 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $26 to Oklahoma and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

An Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma registered agent stays, and ours covers Arkansas for year one, with a street address there.

Will Arkansas accept my Oklahoma name?

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

Can I form a new Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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