Registering an out-of-state LLC in Arkansas
An LLC formed in another state pays $300 to register in Arkansas, then files the same recurring reports as a Arkansas LLC.
Foreign LLC in Arkansas
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Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign LLC (Form FL-01); $270 onlinesource$300
Annual Franchise Tax Report (report and tax combined; tax recorded in state_taxes)source$0
Franchise tax (LLC)source$150 / yr
Year one$300
Every year after (average)$150
5-year total$900
When you need to register
If your LLC was formed in another state but "transacts business" in Arkansas — an office, employees, or regular in-state operations — Arkansas generally requires you to register before you do business here. You file Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign LLC (Form FL-01); $270 online with the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business & Commercial Services Division; see the official fee.
Your home state keeps charging its own fees too, so the true cost is both states added together.