Texas

Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

An LLC formed in Texas that wants to do business in Arizona files Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Texas records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Texas vs Arizona: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$15	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	No annual report
Due	May 15 each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Texas to Arizona, step by step

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Ordered from Texas on filing day, it easily meets Arizona's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form L025
It names us as your Arizona statutory agent, with your Texas name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Texas delays the Arizona filing. After approval, your Texas LLC is registered with Arizona.

First-year cost, Texas to Arizona

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$402.30

Your Texas name and Arizona's rules

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

Your Arizona agent and the Texas one

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and Texas

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Arizona

A corporation formed in Texas files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Arizona into Texas

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Texas files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite; no Arizona certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Texas owners ask about Arizona

Does my Texas company need to register in Arizona?

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

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

$387.30 at checkout plus $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $402.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite; Texas's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Texas name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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