Arkansas Foreign Registration · Online or paper
Online or paper: what an Arkansas foreign LLC registration costs
Arkansas charges $270 to register a foreign LLC online and $300 on paper, and the LLC then owes a $150 franchise tax report each May 1. A first year therefore costs the state $420 online or $450 on paper. We add $199 for preparing and filing. The tables below show every Arkansas charge that matters to a foreign LLC.
Arkansas charges for a foreign LLC
| Filing | Form | Online | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Register the LLC | Form FL-01 | $270 | $300 |
| Amend the registration | Form FL-02 | $270 | $300 |
| Cancel the registration | Form FL-04 | $45 | $50 |
| Fictitious name for use in Arkansas | Form F-18 | $22.50 | $25 |
| Reserve an LLC name | Form RN-06 | $22.50 | $25 |
| Change registered agent | Form DO-03 | No fee | No fee |
| Franchise tax registration sheet | Travels with Form FL-01 | No fee | No fee |
Yearly and closing-out amounts
| Item | Amount | When |
|---|---|---|
| LLC franchise tax report | $150 | Each May 1, for the year ending December 31 before the reporting year |
| Late filing penalty | $25 | Added to the tax once it is late |
| Daily interest | the tax plus the 25 dollar penalty multiplied by .000274 for each day deficient | Counted from May 1 |
| Final franchise tax report | $150 | Submitted with the cancellation |
Worked state totals
| Scenario | Make-up | State total |
|---|---|---|
| Register online | Form FL-01 | $270 |
| Register on paper | Form FL-01 | $300 |
| First year online | Registration plus the $150 tax report | $420 |
| First year on paper | Registration plus the $150 tax report | $450 |
| A late tax report | $150 plus $25 penalty, before interest | $175 |
| Register, then amend, both online | Two online filings | $540 |
| Close out online | $45 plus the final tax report | $195 |
| Register and later leave, all online | Registration, cancellation and final report | $465 |
Why we file online
The online rate is the published price, and the saving on a registration is $30. The state's own notice shows that mailed, hand-delivered and online filings all take three to five business days at present, so paper does not buy speed. We file online unless a company needs paper, in which case the paper figures above apply.
What our fee covers
For $199 we do the work: collecting your answers, completing the application, ordering the home-state certificate, entering the agent, filing and paying online, and sending you the result with the date your first franchise tax report is due. The Arkansas fee is passed through as a separate line at checkout. Neither line includes the home-state certificate's own price, which that state sets.
Costs outside the Arkansas fee
The certificate of existence is priced by the home state; the Delaware and Wyoming pages show those two. Arkansas franchise tax is a separate payment and is not part of the registration fee. A registered agent, if you pay one, is separate too. Closing out later needs a final franchise tax report of $150 with the cancellation. A tax report filed late adds $25 plus daily interest, so $150 becomes $175 before interest. And a company that uses a different name in Arkansas pays $22.50 online for the fictitious name filing.
Registration and two reports at a glance
Counting the state's charges only, an LLC that registers online pays $270 to register and $150 on each of the first two May 1 dates after, $570 in all. A company that registers on paper pays $30 more for the registration alone. Add the home-state certificate once, the agent if you pay one, and our fee once. The tax report page explains why the tax date, not the registration date, drives the calendar after the first year.
Reading the table above
Two patterns repeat. Every filing that has an online option is cheaper online, by the same margin of $30 for registrations, amendments and corporate filings. And the notice and agent filings that cost nothing, such as the change of registered agent, cost nothing on paper too.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Cost questions
Is the online rate available to every LLC?
Yes. We file online for every LLC, and the filing is paid by credit card.
Does the franchise tax grow with revenue?
For an LLC that files on time the tax is $150, according to the report instructions.
Do you charge more for paper?
Only by the difference Arkansas itself charges. Our fee is the same whichever route we use.
Our fee and the Arkansas fee
Register in Arkansas
+ $270 Arkansas fee
- Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company, filed online at the lower fee
- Your home state's certificate of existence, ordered for the filing
- An Arkansas registered agent: ours, or the one you already have
- The filed certificate of registration, sent to you with your first franchise tax date
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
$199
Arkansas
Start my Arkansas filingWe show our fee and the Arkansas fee as two lines at checkout. The Arkansas fee passes through at cost. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Official pages used
- Arkansas Secretary of State, foreign LLC forms and fees
- Arkansas Form FL-01
- Arkansas LLC franchise tax report and instructions
- Arkansas Secretary of State, foreign corporation forms and fees
- Arkansas Form FL-04, Application for Cancellation by Foreign LLC
- Arkansas Secretary of State, filing times for new businesses
Working in Arkansas?
File through us and your company pays the online rate while we handle the certificate, the application and the agent.