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Arkansas Foreign LLC Route (2026): Entry Fees and the 3 Best Registration Services

Arkansas, 2026, a foreign LLC registration: start with AR Registered Agent.org ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and Arkansas Registered Agent.co ($199), in the order given. An LLC from elsewhere pays $270 to enter Arkansas and $150 at every report checkpoint, which puts the state 37th of 50.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

The Arkansas route in figures

37th

of 50 when entry and reports are added

Lowest toll, lowest number. Compare the neighbors

Entry fee for outside LLCs
$270
October 2026 survey: sos.arkansas.gov
Checkpoint report
$150
Annual LLC franchise tax report
Home-state clearance
30 days
Its age limit at the gate
State toll, three years
$570
Entry, then checkpoints two and three

Route services for Arkansas

The criteria and weights behind the order are in the method.

1. AR Registered Agent.org: best for a thrifty Arkansas entry

Stop one$199 for lap one, $99 for each lap after

The route starts with AR Registered Agent.org, where $199 above the state's entry fee, then $99 a year.

Its three-year provider cost is below Mainstay Filing's, and cost is our heaviest weight at 35%.

The fare covers

  • Registration handled from start to filing
  • A year of agent service

On the plus side

  • $199 to cross in
  • Then $99 per lap
  • A free first agent lap

On the minus side

  • A one-state route
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for a business crossing state lines

One ticket$199 for lap one, $149 for each lap after

Stop 2, Mainstay Filing: $199 plus Arkansas's own entry fee, then $149 a year for agent duty from the second lap.

It costs $100 more than AR Registered Agent.org over three years, and cost is the criterion we weight most.

From lap two the agent fare is $149 a year, whichever state it is.

The fare covers

  • The registration drafted and filed by Mainstay
  • No charge for registered agent duty while year one lasts
  • Runs in all fifty states

On the plus side

  • $199 above Arkansas's own fee
  • The opening lap of agent service is free
  • The same fare anywhere

On the minus side

  • $50 more each lap for the agent
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3. Arkansas Registered Agent.co: best for a nearby filer

Built for Arkansas$199 for lap one, $99 for each lap after

The next stop, number 3, is Arkansas Registered Agent.co: $199 above the state's entry fee, then $99 a year.

AR Registered Agent.org charges the same fares.

The fare covers

  • Registration handled from start to filing
  • A year of agent service

On the plus side

  • Then $99 per lap
  • A free first agent lap
  • $199 to cross in

On the minus side

  • A one-state route
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Arkansas route services in one table

StopProviderLeg oneLater legsProvider cost, three years
1AR Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit AR Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Arkansas Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit Arkansas Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Fares as listed on November 12, 2026. Add the $270 entry toll to every row.

Entry and upkeep by year

The entry fee is $270, followed by the $150 report from year two, and each provider's fares are added.

$570 in state tolls plus $397 paid to AR Registered Agent.org makes $967 over 3 years.

Arkansas and the stops on either side of it

MileStateThree-year foreign LLC fees
35thAlaska$550
35thMaine$550
37thArkansas$570
38thKentucky$645
39thNorth Carolina$650

Foreign LLC fees by state plots all fifty, least expensive first.

Crossing into Arkansas with an out-of-state LLC

An LLC from another state enters by sending the Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FL-01) to the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services with $270. The packet is incomplete without certificate of existence (good standing) from the home state, dated within 30 days.

Once in, the company clears the Annual LLC franchise tax report ($150), May 1.

Papers to gather

  • Certificate of existence (good standing) from the home state, not more than 30 days.
  • Registered home-state name and date of formation.
  • A registered agent inside the state, included with each pick.
  • A budget for the $270 official fee.

The price of not registering

A suit filed before registration is held up until the entry filing is made (A.C.A. 4-38-913(a)). Its contracts are not voided (A.C.A. 4-38-913(b)). topping out at $5,000. Back fees for the stretch spent unregistered are added as well.

Reasoning for the order

AR Registered Agent.org pulled ahead of Mainstay Filing on three-year charge on the route, weighted 35%.

AR Registered Agent.org's three-year provider cost is $397 ($100 under Mainstay Filing).

Arkansas: your route questions

What does Arkansas toll a foreign LLC for entry?

$270 paid to the state. Hiring one adds $199.

Which form gets a foreign LLC into Arkansas?

Entry is on the Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FL-01), which goes to the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services.

Does the gate ask for clearance from the home state?

It does: certificate of existence (good standing) from the home state, dated within 30 days of filing.

Is there a yearly checkpoint for a foreign LLC?

There is: the Annual LLC franchise tax report, which costs $150.

What happens when the LLC does business there without registering?

A suit filed before registration is held up until the entry filing is made (A.C.A. 4-38-913(a)). Its contracts are not voided (A.C.A. 4-38-913(b)). topping out at $5,000. Back fees for the stretch spent unregistered are added as well.

Does a foreign LLC need to carry a registered agent for Arkansas?

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Which provider should take my foreign LLC across?

AR Registered Agent.org is stop one, because registration for $199 plus state tolls, agent duty free for the first lap; after that come Mainstay Filing and Arkansas Registered Agent.co.

Connecting routes

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker
  1. Marker: Arkansas yearly filing: Franchise tax report: what and is documented at sos.arkansas.gov, logged October 2026.
  2. Marker: Arkansas yearly filing: Franchise tax: amount and filing is documented at sos.arkansas.gov, logged October 2026.
  3. Marker: Arkansas report due date is documented at sos.arkansas.gov, logged August 2026.
  4. Marker: Ark is documented at arkleg.state.ar.us, logged August 2026.
  5. Marker: Arkansas formation fee: Filing fee, official source is documented at sos.arkansas.gov, logged October 2026.
  6. Marker: Arkansas registered agent statute is documented at arkleg.state.ar.us, logged October 2026.
  7. Marker: Arkansas Secretary of State, foreign LLC forms and is documented at sos.arkansas.gov, logged October 2026.
  8. Marker: Form FL-01 is documented at sos.arkansas.gov, logged October 2026.
  9. Marker: Act 1041 of 2021, Uniform LLC Act is documented at arkleg.state.ar.us, logged October 2026.
  10. Marker: Form FL-04, application for cancellation is documented at sos.arkansas.gov, logged October 2026.
  11. Marker: Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration is documented at commerce.alaska.gov, logged October 2026.
  12. Marker: Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.600 to 10.50.670 is documented at akleg.gov, logged October 2026.
  13. Marker: Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.675 to 10.50.720 is documented at akleg.gov, logged October 2026.
  14. Marker: Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.750 to 10.50.765 is documented at akleg.gov, logged October 2026.
  15. Marker: Alaska Statutes, AS 43.70.020 to 43.70.030 is documented at akleg.gov, logged October 2026.
  16. Marker: Maine Secretary of State, foreign entities is documented at maine.gov, logged October 2026.
  17. Marker: Form MLLC-12 is documented at maine.gov, logged October 2026.
  18. Marker: 31 MRSA § 1622, foreign qualification is documented at legislature.maine.gov, logged October 2026.
  19. Marker: 31 MRSA § 1623, activities that do not is documented at legislature.maine.gov, logged October 2026.
  20. Marker: 31 MRSA § 1629, consequences of not qualifying is documented at legislature.maine.gov, logged October 2026.
  21. Marker: 31 MRSA § 1680, fees is documented at legislature.maine.gov, logged October 2026.
  22. Marker: Kentucky Secretary of State, business filings is documented at sos.ky.gov, logged October 2026.
  23. Marker: Form FBE, Certificate of Authority is documented at web.sos.ky.gov, logged October 2026.
  24. Marker: KRS 14A.9-020, consequences of transacting business without authority is documented at apps.legislature.ky.gov, logged October 2026.
  25. Marker: KRS 14A.9-010, authority to transact business required is documented at apps.legislature.ky.gov, logged October 2026.
  26. Marker: KRS 14A.6-010, annual report is documented at apps.legislature.ky.gov, logged October 2026.
  27. Marker: Kentucky Secretary of State, fee schedule is documented at sos.ky.gov, logged October 2026.
  28. Marker: Kentucky other cost: Limited Liability Entity Tax, official is documented at revenue.ky.gov, logged October 2026.
  29. Marker: North Carolina Secretary of State, Business Registration is documented at sosnc.gov, logged October 2026.
  30. Marker: Form L-09, Application for Certificate of Authority is documented at sosnc.gov, logged October 2026.
  31. Marker: Secretary of State guide to registering a foreign is documented at sosnc.gov, logged October 2026.
  32. Marker: G.S is documented at ncleg.gov, logged October 2026.
  33. Marker: Annual report due dates is documented at sosnc.gov, logged October 2026.
  34. Pricing page, AR Registered Agent.org, company site surveyed November 12, 2026
  35. Arkansas service page, Mainstay Filing, company site surveyed November 12, 2026
  36. Pricing page, Arkansas Registered Agent.co, company site surveyed November 12, 2026