Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

An LLC formed in South Dakota that wants to do business in Arizona files Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also asks for South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your South Dakota records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

What South Dakota and Arizona each ask for

	South Dakota formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	No annual report
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How South Dakota companies register with Arizona

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Arizona counts 60 days from the day South Dakota 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 South Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once South Dakota's certificate is in hand, Arizona's filing goes in. After approval, your South Dakota LLC is registered with Arizona.

First-year cost, South Dakota to Arizona

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, paid to South Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, South Dakota certificate included	$407.30

Will your South Dakota name work for Arizona?

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

Agents: Arizona and South Dakota

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; South Dakota says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for South Dakota; ours takes Arizona's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and Arizona

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($55); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Arizona

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

Registering an Arizona company in South Dakota

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Arizona

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Arizona?

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

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

$387.30 at checkout plus $20 to South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $407.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

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

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

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota's report ($55) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

A South Dakota company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Dakota registered agent stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my South Dakota name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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