Texas

Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

To do business in Arkansas, an LLC formed in Texas registers there on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Texas and Arkansas each ask for

	Texas formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$15	$270 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	May 15 each year	May 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: three to five business days
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

From Texas to Arkansas, step by step

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. An instant Texas certificate reaches Arkansas only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form FL-01
It names us as your Arkansas registered agent, with your Texas name and formation date and the certificate attached. Texas issues the certificate instantly, so the Arkansas filing can go in the same day. Once Arkansas approves it, the Texas company can do business there.

First-year cost, Texas to Arkansas

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$484

Will your Texas name work for Arkansas?

If another Arkansas company uses the Texas name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Arkansas's records for Texas's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Arkansas agent and the Texas one

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Arkansas

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; Arkansas wants the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report every year ($150). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering an Arkansas company in Texas

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

Common questions: Texas to Arkansas

Does my Texas company need to register in Arkansas?

Yes, once a Texas 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 $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $484 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arkansas wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), 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; Texas's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Arkansas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and Arkansas's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas 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 Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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