Arkansas Secretary of State - Business and Commercial Services Division (BCS)

Annual Report

Mail, in-person, or online.

$0

Annually by August 1. Reports may be filed as early as January 1.

AR Code § 4-33-131 

Online

With outstanding stock: .3% of the outstanding capital stock; $150 minimum. Without stock: $300. + $5 fee to file online.

Annually by May 1. Reports may be filed as early as January 1.

AR Code § 4-27-1622

$25 plus interest added daily. Penalty will not exceed twice the original tax owed.

• A member, manager or corporate officer must file.

F-01: Application for Certificate of Authority

$270 online or $300 for paper applications.

AR Code § 4-27-1501

Certified copies not required.

Certificate of Good Standing dated within 30 days. Or, if your state doesn't issue certificates, a certified copy of your articles of incorporation and amendments dated within 60 days.

FL-01: Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company

$270 online or $300 for paper applications.

AR Code § 4-32-1002

Certified copies not required.

Certificate of Good Standing dated within 30 days. Or, if your state doesn't issue certificates, a certified copy of your articles of organization and amendments dated within 60 days.

Application for Fictitious Name

Mail or online.

Fees vary by entity type:

• $25 by mail or $22.50 online for corporations, LLCs, and nonprofit corporations.
• $15 by mail or $13.50 online for LPs, LLPs, and LLLPs.

No corporation, foreign or domestic, shall conduct any business in Arkansas under a fictitious name unless it first files that name with the Arkansas Secretary of State. Domestic entities must file a form supplied or approved by the Secretary of State with the county clerk of the county in which their registered office is located (unless located in Pulaski County). General partnerships are not required to file official registration beyond that required for a sole proprietorship, but may file to be on record as a general partnership in the Secretary of State's office. Failing to register with your county can result in hefty fines of $100 per day. Sole proprietorships must record the name of the business with their local county clerk. Failing to do so can result in hefty fines of $100 per day.

Sole proprietorships and general partnership must register their fictitious name with the county clerk in the county of the entity's registered office.

Fictitious names are not protected, however, the Secretary of State does not allow corporations to file entity names that are the same as other corporations on file.

• Publication of registration is not required in Arkansas.

Online

$25