Arkansas Foreign Registration · LLCs
Arkansas Form FL-01, item by item
Form FL-01 is the Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company. It costs $270 filed online and $300 on paper, it has 8 numbered items followed by a signature, and a second sheet registers the company for franchise tax. We prepare and file it for $199. The notes below follow the form in order, which also shows what we will need from you.
Form FL-01 summary
| Filed by | An LLC organized in another state, territory or country |
|---|---|
| Statute | A.C.A. 4-38-903 |
| Fees | $270 online, $300 on paper |
| Attach | a certificate of existence (or document of similar import) authorized by the official having custody of the records where the company was formed |
| Sent to | Business and Commercial Services, 1401 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite 250, Little Rock, AR 72201 |
| Expected time | three to five business days |
| Signed | By an authorized individual, under penalty of perjury |
Items 1 to 8
| Item | What it asks | What to put |
|---|---|---|
| 1a | The name of the LLC | The name as the home state records it |
| 1b | A fictitious name to use in Arkansas | Only if the real name is unavailable here |
| 2 | The state, territory or country under whose laws it was organized | The formation jurisdiction |
| 3 | Date organized, and a termination date | Both from the home-state record |
| 4 | Name and address of the registered agent for service of process in Arkansas | A street address in Arkansas |
| 5 | The office the home jurisdiction requires, or else the principal office | Street and city |
| 6 | The principal office located in Arkansas | Where the company works here |
| 7 | An officer's name and title; more may be attached | A member, manager or managing member |
| 8 | That a certificate of existence is delivered with the application | Attach it |
Below item 8 are the signature, the date and a typed or printed name. The signer affirms that the information is accurate under penalty of perjury, in the form's words that the signer is the individual authorized to sign for the company.
Names: items 1a and 1b
Item 1a is the legal name. If Arkansas cannot take it, item 1b supplies a fictitious name for use in Arkansas, and the application travels with a copy of the resolution of its members adopting a new fictitious name. The Secretary of State publishes a model board resolution for this, with no fee. After registration the company trades under the alternate, under its own name with its place of formation attached, or under another authorized fictitious name (A.C.A. 4-38-906).
Home facts: items 2, 3 and 8
Items 2 and 3 are read straight off the home record: the jurisdiction, the date organized, and a termination date if there is one. Item 8 is the certificate: the application is delivered with a certificate of existence (or document of similar import) authorized by the official having custody of the records where the company was formed. Form FL-01 names no age limit for the certificate of existence. What matters is that the name and date on the certificate agree with items 1a and 3.
Agent and offices: items 4 to 6
Item 4 names the agent upon whom service of process is authorized, with a street address in Arkansas. The Secretary of State requires the agent to be located at that address and refuses a post office box or mail drop (). Item 5 is the office the home jurisdiction requires, or the principal office when it requires none. Item 6 is the principal office in Arkansas.
The officer and the signature: item 7
Every initial filing must name an organizer and at least one officer. The Secretary of State says that is so someone is on record for franchise tax (). For an LLC the officer can be a member, a manager or a managing member, and the form gives room for more on an attached page. The signature below the items is made under penalty of perjury.
The franchise tax sheet
The second sheet of the form is a franchise tax registration with no fee. It collects the company's name as used in Arkansas, a contact person, an address, a telephone number, an email address and the federal tax ID, so that the Secretary of State can send the annual report form. By signing, the company affirms that franchise taxes are due by May 1st of the year following formation of this entity. That is the origin of the May 1 franchise tax report.
Paying and sending
Online, the application is paid by credit card at $270. On paper, you print the PDF, complete it, attach payment and mail or deliver it to the Business and Commercial Services office, with a $300 check to the Arkansas Secretary of State. The Secretary of State's notice gives three to five business days for filings by any route. We file online and pay the lower amount.
Common reasons an application stalls
These are the points where the wording of the form leaves no room:
- A name that does not match the certificate of existence.
- A registered agent with a post office box, a mail drop, or no one at the address.
- No certificate attached, or one from an office that is not the custodian of the company's records.
- No officer named in item 7.
- A fictitious name in item 1b with no resolution behind it.
- The wrong fee for the route chosen, or no payment with a paper filing.
Filing Form FL-01 through us
Order and give the details
Name, jurisdiction, dates, offices, an officer and the agent.
We order the certificate
It is requested from the home state for the filing.
We complete items 1 to 8 and the tax sheet
You review the draft.
An authorized individual signs
The signature is under penalty of perjury.
We file online
The $270 fee is charged at cost.
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.
Form FL-01 questions
How many items does Form FL-01 have?
8, numbered 1 to 8, with item 1 split into 1a and 1b.
What does the signer affirm?
That the information is accurate, under penalty of perjury.
Can a member sign for the LLC?
The form asks for the individual authorized to sign on behalf of the company, which can be a member or a manager.
Is the franchise tax sheet optional?
It is printed as part of the form, and it is the way the company gets its annual report form.
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 Act 1041, Uniform LLC Act
- Arkansas Secretary of State, filing times for new businesses
- Arkansas Secretary of State, business services FAQ
- Arkansas Secretary of State, forms and fees
Working in Arkansas?
File through us and your company pays the online rate while we handle the certificate, the application and the agent.