Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

Arizona registers an LLC from Pennsylvania as a foreign LLC on Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

Pennsylvania and Arizona side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$40	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	No annual report
Due	September 30
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Pennsylvania to Arizona, step by step

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Arizona counts 60 days from the day Pennsylvania issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form L025
It names us as your Arizona statutory agent, with your Pennsylvania name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Pennsylvania's certificate is in hand, Arizona's filing goes in. Once Arizona approves it, the Pennsylvania company can do business there.

First-year cost, Pennsylvania to Arizona

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$427.30

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Arizona?

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

Agents: Arizona and Pennsylvania

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Arizona

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Arizona certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Arizona

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Arizona?

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

How much does it cost to register a Pennsylvania LLC in Arizona?

$387.30 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $427.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite, once Pennsylvania's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Pennsylvania's report ($7) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

A Pennsylvania company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my Pennsylvania name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and the original keeps Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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