Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

An LLC formed in Virginia that wants to do business in Arkansas files Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also asks for Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services using your Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Virginia and Arkansas side by side

	Virginia formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$6	$270 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: three to five business days
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

From Virginia to Arkansas, step by step

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. Ordered from Virginia on filing day, it easily meets Arkansas's limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form FL-01
It names us as your Arkansas registered agent, with your Virginia name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Virginia delays the Arkansas filing. Once Arkansas approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

First-year cost, Virginia to Arkansas

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$475

Will your Virginia name work for Arkansas?

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

Your Arkansas agent and the Virginia one

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

Yearly filings: Arkansas and Virginia

Each year your LLC files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Arkansas comes to $349 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Arkansas into Virginia

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with Virginia files Form LLC1052 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within one year. See that filing.

Questions Virginia owners ask about Arkansas

Does my Virginia company need to register in Arkansas?

Yes, once a Virginia 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 $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $475 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arkansas wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), 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; Virginia's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Arkansas?

$349 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas accept my Virginia name?

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

Can I form a new Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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