Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Washington LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

Arkansas registers an LLC from Washington as a foreign LLC on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services from your Washington records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Washington and Arkansas each ask for

	Washington formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Washington 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	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the entity'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 Washington registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

How Washington companies register with Arkansas

Order the Washington certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Washington separately; it is not part of our Arkansas order. Ordered from Washington 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 Washington name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Washington delays the Arkansas filing. Once Arkansas approves it, the Washington company can do business there.

Arkansas costs for Washington companies

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

Your Washington name and Arkansas's rules

If Arkansas's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Washington company. We check your exact Washington name against Arkansas's records before filing.

Agents: Arkansas and Washington

Washington and Arkansas both call it a registered agent. Arkansas papers come to us; Washington's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Arkansas and Washington

Each year your LLC files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Arkansas comes to $369 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering an Arkansas company in Washington

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Arkansas

Does my Washington company need to register in Arkansas?

Yes, once a Washington business operates there; Arkansas law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a Washington LLC in Arkansas?

$469 at checkout plus $20 to Washington for the Certificate of Existence, $489 in all (checkout is $270 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arkansas wants Washington'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; Washington's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Arkansas?

$369 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $70 to Washington and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas accept my Washington name?

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

Can I form a new Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

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