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Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Utah LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

Arkansas registers an LLC from Utah as a foreign LLC on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah and Arkansas side by side

	Utah formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$12	$270 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	May 1
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$25 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: three to five business days
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

From Utah to Arkansas, step by step

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). Ordered from Utah on filing day, it easily meets Arkansas's limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form FL-01
It lists us as your Arkansas registered agent, next to your Utah name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Utah delays the Arkansas filing. Once Arkansas approves it, the Utah company can do business there.

Arkansas costs for Utah companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$481

Your Utah name and Arkansas's rules

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

Agents: Arkansas and Utah

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

Staying in good standing in Utah and Arkansas

Each year your LLC files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Arkansas comes to $317 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Arkansas into Utah

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Utah to Arkansas

Does my Utah company need to register in Arkansas?

Yes, once a Utah 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 $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $481 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arkansas wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), 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; Utah's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Arkansas?

$317 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas accept my Utah name?

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

Can I form a new Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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