Tennessee

Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

To do business in Arizona, an LLC formed in Tennessee registers there on Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also asks for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Tennessee records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Tennessee and Arizona side by side

	Tennessee formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of 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	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	No annual report
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Tennessee to Arizona, step by step

Order the Tennessee certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Tennessee separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Arizona accepts it within 60 days of Tennessee's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form L025
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your Tennessee name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Tennessee's certificate is in hand, Arizona's filing goes in. After approval, your Tennessee LLC is registered with Arizona.

Arizona costs for Tennessee companies

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

Will your Tennessee name work for Arizona?

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

Agents: Arizona and Tennessee

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Arizona

Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($300); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Arizona

A corporation formed in Tennessee files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Tennessee

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Arizona

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Arizona?

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

How much does the Arizona registration cost?

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

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($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 Tennessee's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Tennessee's report ($300) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Tennessee name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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