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Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

Arkansas registers an LLC from Tennessee as a foreign LLC on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also asks for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services from your Tennessee records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Tennessee and Arkansas side by side

	Tennessee formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$270 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due		May 1
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

From Tennessee to Arkansas, step by step

Order the Tennessee certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Tennessee separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. Arkansas accepts it within 30 days of Tennessee'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 Tennessee name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Tennessee certificate comes first; then the Arkansas filing goes in. After approval, your Tennessee LLC is registered with Arkansas.

First-year cost, Tennessee to Arkansas

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

Will your Tennessee name work for Arkansas?

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

Your Arkansas agent and the Tennessee one

Tennessee and Arkansas both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Tennessee; ours takes Arkansas's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Arkansas and Tennessee

Each year your LLC files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Arkansas comes to $599 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering an Arkansas company in Tennessee

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Arkansas

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Arkansas?

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

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Arkansas?

$599 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Tennessee and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas 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 Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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