Arizona Foreign Registration / Wyoming LLC in Arizona
A Wyoming LLC registering in Arizona
When a Wyoming LLC begins working in Arizona, the filing is Form L025 at $150, accompanied by a Wyoming certificate no older than 60 days and certified articles of organization. Wyoming charges nothing for its certificate, and the report and license tax of $60 or more carries on separately.
Wyoming and Arizona side by side
| Wyoming (home) | Arizona (registration) | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing | Formation already done | Form L025, $150 |
| Proof of existence | Certificate of good standing, issued at no charge | Dated within 60 days of delivery |
| Yearly cost | Annual report with a $60 minimum, due by the anniversary date | No annual report for an LLC |
| Agent | A Wyoming registered agent | An Arizona statutory agent with a signed acceptance |
| Members | Listed according to Wyoming law | Arizona lists managers and 20 percent members, or all members |
The free certificate and its short life
The Wyoming certificate costs nothing. Its weakness is its shelf life with Arizona. The Commission accepts a certificate of existence, certificate of good standing or similar document from the state or country of formation, dated not more than 60 days before delivery, so print or order it near the day you file. A free certificate from March is a stale one in June.
Certified articles from Wyoming
The statute also wants certified copies of whatever the formation state holds for the LLC (A.R.S. 29-3903(C)). For a Wyoming LLC that means the articles of organization with any amendments, certified by the Secretary of State there. Its fee is set by Wyoming and is not among the Commission's charges. Ask for the certified copy at the same time as the certificate so both reflect the same facts.
Wyoming privacy and the Arizona attachment
Arizona's statement is public. The manager or member structure attachment names the managers and the members with a 20 percent interest or more, or every member in a member-managed LLC, with addresses, and the Commission makes filings public. Decide who manages the company before you file, since that choice decides who is named.
Wyoming details on Form L025
Item 2 is the Wyoming name with its ending, item 5 is Wyoming and item 6 is the date the articles were filed there. Wyoming's registered agent is not the Arizona agent, and item 8 is for the Arizona statutory agent only. Item 10 asks whether Wyoming requires a physical office for the LLC; if not, you list the name and addresses of the Wyoming agent for service of process. The Arizona item with no Wyoming counterpart is item 7, which needs a short description of what the LLC will do in Arizona.
Item 3 takes the Wyoming name as it stands when that name meets Arizona's rules: it carries limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., L.C., LLC or LC. If the name does not comply, or cannot be used in Arizona, item 3 takes an alternate name adopted by a company resolution that is attached to the statement. Item 4 stays blank unless the LLC is a professional LLC, and the cover sheet goes on top of the set.
Which dates matter for a Wyoming LLC in Arizona
| When | Obligation | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Each year, by the formation anniversary | Wyoming annual report and license tax | At least $60 |
| When a fact in the statement changes | Arizona amendment, Form L017 | $25 |
| When the Arizona agent changes | Arizona statement of change, Form L020 | $5 |
| Within 60 days of a home amendment | Send the Commission a copy | A copy |
Timing the free certificate
Because the certificate costs nothing, the only question is when to print it. The Commission measures the 60 days to the moment the statement is delivered, so the practical rule is to print it the day you assemble the rest of the packet and file within days. If you are waiting on the agent's signature, wait to print. Do the agent's acceptance and the structure attachment first and print the certificate last.
If the Wyoming LLC lets Wyoming lapse
A Wyoming LLC that skips its Wyoming filings can lose standing there. The Commission may end an Arizona registration once the home state certifies that the company no longer exists (A.R.S. 29-3910(A)). Keeping Wyoming current is therefore part of keeping Arizona.
Registering a Wyoming LLC in Arizona
Confirm Wyoming is current
The yearly filing and tax are up to date.
Order the papers on the same day
The free certificate and a certified copy of the articles.
Choose the Arizona agent
Someone who will sign an acceptance.
Complete Form L025
With the right structure attachment and a cover sheet.
File
$150 plus any tier.
Wyoming LLC questions
Is Arizona cheaper for a Wyoming LLC?
No. The Commission fee is $150 for every foreign LLC.
Does the free certificate satisfy Arizona?
Yes, if it is dated within 60 days of delivery.
Can my Wyoming agent serve in Arizona?
Only if it is authorized to transact business in Arizona and signs an acceptance.
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
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division fee schedule
- Arizona Form L020 instructions (LLC Statement of Change of Principal Address or Statutory Agent)
- A.R.S. 29-3910, termination of registration
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.