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

Online

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

Annually by May 1.

A.C.A. § 26-54-104

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

• A member, manager or corporate officer must file.
• Original signatures are required unless you file online.

Annual Report

Mail, in-person, or online.

$0

Annually by August 1.

Arkansas Code Annotated § 4-33-131 

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 existence or, if your state doesn't issue certificates, a certified copy of your articles of incorporation and amendments.

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 existence or, if your state doesn't issue certificates, a certified copy of your articles of organization and amendments.

Online

$25

Application for Fictitious Name

Mail or online.

$15-25 depending on entity type.

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.

Domestic corporations, sole proprietorships, and general partnership must register their fictitious name with the county clerk in the county of the entity's registered office (with the exeption of Pulaski County).

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.