Arizona Foreign Registration / Form L025
Arizona Form L025, the Foreign Registration Statement
Form L025 is the Foreign Registration Statement, the document a foreign LLC files with the Arizona Corporation Commission to register to do business in the state, and the fee is $150. It travels with a certificate from the formation state that is under 60 days old, certified copies of the organizing documents, the agent's acceptance, a structure attachment and a cover sheet. We prepare the whole set for $199 plus the Commission fee.
Form L025 in brief
- Filed by
- An LLC or foreign series formed outside Arizona, before it does business in the state
- Commission fee
- $150, or $185 expedited
- Proof of existence
- A certificate dated within 60 days of delivery
- Also attached
- Certified organizing documents, agent acceptance, structure attachment, cover sheet
- Signed by
- Any authorized person, under penalty of law
- Ways to file
- The ABC online system, by mail, or in person at the Commission
- Publication
- None
- Typical handling
- 14 to 16 days regular; 3 to 5 days expedited
The numbered items on the form
| Item | What goes in | Rejection risk |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Type of LLC | Tick one box for the exact kind of LLC, including professional or series | Two boxes, or none |
| 2. True name | The exact name in the home state, with spelling, punctuation and ending | A name that differs from the certificate |
| 3. Name for Arizona | Box 3.1 for the true name, or 3.2 with the alternate name in 3.3 | No box ticked; the form is rejected |
| 4. Professional services | A short description, only for a professional LLC | Filling it in for an ordinary LLC |
| 5. State or country | The jurisdiction of formation | Naming the state of the principal office |
| 6. Date of formation | The date in that jurisdiction | An approximate date |
| 7. Purpose | A brief description of the Arizona business | Leaving it blank; the instructions forbid it |
| 8. Statutory agent | The agent, individual or entity, with a street address, plus an optional Arizona mailing address | An ineligible agent or no acceptance on file |
| 9. Principal address | A mailing address, which becomes public record | Assuming it stays private |
| 10. Home office | Whether the home jurisdiction requires a physical office, then the office or the home agent | Skipping the yes or no box |
| 11. Series details | Name, domicile and formation date of the designating company, only for a foreign series | Completing it for a plain LLC |
| 12. or 13. Management | Manager-managed with the manager attachment, or member-managed with the member attachment | Choosing one and attaching the other |
| 14. Signature | Tick the "I accept" box, sign, print the name, date it, and say whether the signer is an individual or an entity | Forgetting the "I accept" box |
An LLC that is not required to maintain an office at home gives the name and street address of its agent for service of process there in item 10.
Items 1 to 3: what the company is called
The true name in item 2 must match the home-state certificate letter for letter, because the examiner compares them. Item 3 forces a choice, and the instructions warn that the document is rejected if no box is ticked. When the true name can be used in Arizona and complies with the name rules, the LLC has to use it. If it is unavailable or non-compliant, the LLC ticks the alternate-name box, writes the name, and attaches a company resolution adopting it (A.R.S. 29-3906). A foreign series LLC's name must contain the word series. Arizona wants limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., L.C., LLC or LC in an LLC name and none of association, corporation or incorporated.
Items 5 to 7: where it was formed and what it will do here
Items 5 and 6 repeat what the certificate says. Item 7 cannot be blank. Write a short, factual line about the business the LLC will carry on in Arizona, such as wholesale distribution or consulting services. The Commission does not test whether that description puts the LLC inside or outside the exclusions list. A professional LLC describes the licensed service in item 4 as well.
Item 8: the statutory agent
List either an individual or an entity, never both. For an entity you can add a contact name on the attention line without changing who the agent is. The street address is public. A person serving as agent has to live in Arizona full time at an Arizona street address (). The agent must accept in writing, and the easiest way is to file Form M002 with the statement. If no acceptance is in the Commission's system when the statement is examined, the statement is rejected (). Notices from the Commission go to the agent's street address unless a mailing address is given.
Items 9 and 10: the addresses at home
Item 9 is the principal address and must be a mailing address. Item 10 asks whether the home jurisdiction requires the LLC to keep a physical office there. If it does, you give that office. If it does not, you name the LLC's home-jurisdiction process agent and give that agent's street and mailing addresses. Because every address on the filing is viewable by the public, choose the principal address with that in mind.
Items 12 and 13: who manages
Choose manager-managed or member-managed, even if the home state does not make you say. The statute wants the name and address of each manager and of each member owning 20 percent or more for a manager-managed LLC, and of every member for a member-managed one (A.R.S. 29-3903(A)(7)(a)). The matching attachment carries those names. The instructions say the statement is rejected if it is filed without the attachment that matches the box.
Item 14: signing
Any authorized person may sign. The signer ticks the "I accept" box, signs beneath it, prints the name and dates the form, then indicates whether the signer is an individual or acts for an entity, in which case the entity's name goes beneath the box. The signature is given under penalty of law, so the signer should be able to stand behind the home-state facts on the form.
Paying and delivering
Mail or deliver the set to Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division, Examination Section, 1300 W. Washington St., Phoenix, Arizona 85007, with a cover sheet and payment. Checks go to the Arizona Corporation Commission. Cards: Visa or MasterCard, in person only; credit cards cannot be used by mail. The ABC online system, which the Commission recommends, also takes the filing. Add $35 for an expedite or $100, $200 or $400 for the day tiers. All fees are nonrefundable.
Why Form L025 filings come back
- The certificate is more than 60 days old on the day the Commission receives it.
- The certified copy of the organizing documents is missing.
- Item 3 has no box ticked, or the alternate name has no resolution behind it.
- The statutory agent has not signed an acceptance.
- Item 7 is blank.
- The management box does not match the attachment.
- A name with a regulated word has no approval letter.
- There is no cover sheet.
Each of these is a ground the examiner checks, so the list below is worth running before anything is sent.
Before you press send
Read the filing as the examiner will. The true name in item 2 matches the certificate. The formation date in item 6 matches the certified articles. The agent's acceptance is in hand or goes in the same envelope. The management choice and the attachment agree. Every address you want to keep out of sight has been replaced with one you do not mind publishing, because the Commission treats them all as public. And the payment covers the filing fee plus whichever tier you picked.
Filing Form L025
Order the formation-state papers
The certificate, no older than 60 days on delivery, plus certified copies of the organizing documents.
Brief the agent
Get the agent's name, street address and signed acceptance.
Complete the form
Work through items 1 to 14 and the matching structure attachment.
Sign it
An authorized person signs under penalty of law.
Add the cover sheet and payment
$150, plus a speed tier if wanted.
File
Online, by mail or in person.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Form L025 questions
Do I have to use the Commission's form?
No. Any document meeting the statute works, though the Commission's form is built to meet it.
Does the form need publishing?
No, a foreign registration statement needs no publication.
What if my LLC is a series LLC?
Tick the series type, complete item 11 for the designating company, and put the word series in the name.
Can the principal address be outside Arizona?
Yes. For an LLC the principal address can be anywhere. It must be a mailing address.
Is the statement signed under oath?
It is signed under penalty of law, with the "I accept" box ticked.
Our price and the Commission fee
Arizona registration order
- Form L025 for an LLC or Form C018 for a corporation, completed and signed
- The home-state certificate and certified organizational documents, ordered for you
- The statutory agent acceptance and the structure attachment
- An Arizona statutory agent, from us or already yours
- Filing with the Commission at the speed tier you choose
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
$199
+ $150 Commission fee
Start my Arizona registrationCheckout shows our price, the Commission fee and any speed tier as separate lines. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Where these facts come from
- Arizona Corporation Commission LLC fee schedule
- Arizona Form L025 instructions (Foreign Registration Statement)
- Arizona Corporation Commission, LLC forms
- Arizona Form C018 instructions (Application for Authority)
- Arizona Corporation Commission, corporation forms
- Arizona Corporation Commission corporation fee schedule
- Arizona Corporation Commission, business services FAQs
- A.R.S. 29-3903, foreign registration statement
- A.R.S. 29-3906, noncomplying name of foreign LLC
- Arizona Form M002 instructions (Statutory Agent Acceptance)
Opening an Arizona branch of an out-of-state company?
Order online and we assemble the packet, file with the Commission and follow it to approval.