Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that wants to do business in Arkansas files Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also asks for Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services using your Pennsylvania records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Pennsylvania and Arkansas side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$40	$270 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	September 30	May 1
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Arkansas registered agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with Arkansas

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. Arkansas accepts it within 30 days of Pennsylvania's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FL-01
It names us as your Arkansas registered agent, with your Pennsylvania name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Pennsylvania certificate comes first; then the Arkansas filing goes in. After approval, your Pennsylvania LLC is registered with Arkansas.

First-year cost, Pennsylvania to Arkansas

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$509

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Arkansas?

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

Your Arkansas agent and the Pennsylvania one

Arkansas calls it a registered agent; Pennsylvania says registered office. Your current registered office stays for Pennsylvania; ours takes Arkansas's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Arkansas and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Arkansas comes to $306 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Arkansas into Pennsylvania

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

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Arkansas

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Arkansas?

Yes, once a Pennsylvania 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 $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $509 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arkansas wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), 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 Pennsylvania's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Arkansas?

$306 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

A Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Arkansas for year one, with a street address there.

Will Arkansas 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 Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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