Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

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

South Dakota and Arkansas side by side

	South Dakota formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$270 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Arkansas
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year	May 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

How South Dakota companies register with Arkansas

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

First-year cost, South Dakota to Arkansas

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

Will your South Dakota name work for Arkansas?

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

Agents: Arkansas and South Dakota

South Dakota and Arkansas both call it a registered agent. Arkansas papers come to us; South Dakota's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and Arkansas

Each year your LLC files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, South Dakota plus Arkansas comes to $354 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering an Arkansas company in South Dakota

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Arkansas

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Arkansas?

Yes, once a South Dakota 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 South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $489 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need South 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 South Dakota's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Arkansas?

$354 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $55 to South Dakota and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas 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 Arkansas LLC instead?

Yes, but South 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 South Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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