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Filing a foreign LLC in Arkansas
To file a foreign LLC in Arkansas, send Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company and the $270 fee to the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services, with a home-state certificate.
The filing packet
| Item | Arkansas requirement | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Application | Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company | Download from the office |
| Filing fee | $270 | Paid to the state |
| Home-state certificate | Certificate of existence (good standing) from the home state, no older than 30 days | Order from the home state first |
| Registered agent | A registered agent with a Arkansas street address | Named on the application |
$270 filed online; $300 on paper.
Where it goes
- Receiving office
- Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
- Application
- Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
- Fee
- $270
Paying for it
The $270 is the whole state charge for the filing.
Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Arkansas (2026)
A service can assemble and send this packet. For Arkansas these are the three we would choose.
1. Mainstay Filing
$199 + $270 state fee = $469
Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
2. AR Registered Agent.org
$199 + $270 state fee = $469
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
3. Arkansas Registered Agent.co
$199 + $270 state fee = $469
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
Service prices read from each provider’s Arkansas page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services.
Arkansas filing questions
Where do I file a foreign LLC in Arkansas?
With the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services. Its filing page is linked in the table above.
What do I attach to the Arkansas filing?
Certificate of existence (good standing) from the home state, no older than 30 days, with Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company.
What does the Arkansas filing cost?
$270 to the state. $270 filed online; $300 on paper. A filing service adds its own $199.
Sources
- Arkansas Secretary of State, foreign LLC forms and fees (FL-01: online $270.00, paper $300.00): www.sos.arkansas.gov/business-commercial-services-bcs/forms-fees/llc/foreign-llc, checked October 28, 2026
- Form FL-01 (PDF): www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/bcs/FL-01_1_1.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- Act 1041 of 2021, Uniform LLC Act (PDF): www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=/ACTS/2021R/Public/ACT1041.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- 2026 LLC franchise tax report and instructions (PDF): www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/bcs/LLC1_FT_2026.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- Form FL-04, application for cancellation (PDF): www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/bcs/FL-04_2.pdf, checked October 8, 2026