Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FL-01

Wyoming LLC Foreign Registration in Arkansas

To do business in Arkansas, an LLC formed in Wyoming registers there on Form FL-01, with $270 in state fees. Arkansas also wants Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing (free), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services from your Wyoming records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Wyoming and Arkansas side by side

	Wyoming formed here	Arkansas registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	No fee	$270 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed with Arkansas
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	sos.arkansas.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $61.44, every year	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year
Due	First day of the LLC's anniversary month	May 1
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: three to five business days
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Arkansas registered agent

From Wyoming to Arkansas, step by step

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

First-year cost, Wyoming to Arkansas

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$270
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Wyoming	No fee
Our service, with a year of Arkansas registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wyoming certificate included	$469

Your Wyoming name and Arkansas's rules

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

Your Arkansas agent and the Wyoming one

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

Staying in good standing in Wyoming and Arkansas

Each year your LLC files Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wyoming plus Arkansas comes to $360.44 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Arkansas into Wyoming

An LLC formed in Arkansas that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Wyoming owners ask about Arkansas

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Arkansas?

Yes, once a Wyoming 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 Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Wyoming's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arkansas wants it (free), 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; Wyoming's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Arkansas?

$360.44 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $61.44 to Wyoming and $150 to Arkansas for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Arkansas?

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

Will Arkansas accept my Wyoming name?

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

Can I form a new Arkansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arkansas later?

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

Official sources

People also search

LLC into Arkansas, by home state (48)

Wyoming into other states (47)