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What foreign registration costs by state / Arkansas

3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Arkansas (2026): What You Pay

If you are budgeting for foreign registration services in Arkansas this 2026, start with Mainstay Filing ($199), Arkansas Registered Agent.co ($199) and AR Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. You will pay Arkansas $270 to register, then $397 to $497 to a service over three years.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: Best value for you comes first, using our five-part ranking

What to expect

Government charge to register $270 sos.arkansas.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Year-one range $199 What the service charges
Cost over years 1 to 3 $397 to $497 Renewals included
State fees by year three $570 Registration, reports and any minimum tax
When one overtakes another Bills stay apart Order holds for ten years

Arkansas: your options, best value first

Every price is copied from the company's own pricing page. You pay the $270 state fee separately.

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Ranks first

1. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs still growing

Starts at $199; later years $149
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $149/yr
You pay over 3 years $497

Mainstay Filing ranks first. $199 on top of the state fee, a free first registered agent year, then $149 yearly.

Three years cost you $100 more than Arkansas Registered Agent.co, but the extra work it covers counts for more in the ranking.

Your agent price from year two: $149 a year, in any state.

Your price covers

  • Registration handled for you
  • Registered agent costs you nothing in year one
  • Fifty-state service

What you get

  • All fifty states covered
  • No agent charge in year one
  • $199 added to Arkansas's fee

What to watch

  • $50 more each year for the agent
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Arkansas only

2. Arkansas Registered Agent.co: best for adding just one state

Starts at $199; later years $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Arkansas Registered Agent.co ranks second. A Arkansas registration through this service costs you $199, and the agent renews at $99.

Your price covers

  • Registration handled for you
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Agent renews at $99
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • No agent charge in year one

What to watch

  • Nothing outside this state
3
Arkansas only

3. AR Registered Agent.org: best for adding a single state

Starts at $199; later years $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

AR Registered Agent.org ranks third. A Arkansas registration through this service costs you $199, and the agent renews at $99.

Its prices match Arkansas Registered Agent.co's exactly.

Your price covers

  • Registration handled for you
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • $199 plus the state fee
  • No agent charge in year one
  • Agent renews at $99

What to watch

  • Nothing outside this state

Totals at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years

Pick Service You pay in year 1 You pay by year 2 You pay by year 3 You pay by year 5
1 Mainstay Filing $199 $348 $497 $795 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Arkansas Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Arkansas Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 AR Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out AR Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Looked at November 13, 2026. Every column adds another renewal. No service overtakes another within ten years.

Break-even check

Choose your years and the calculator adds year one to each renewal for every service.

You would pay Mainstay Filing $497, Arkansas Registered Agent.co $397, AR Registered Agent.org $397 over 3 years. Lowest at that point: Arkansas Registered Agent.co.

The government side of your Arkansas budget

What you pay for Amount Source
Cost to register $270 sos.arkansas.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Annual LLC franchise tax report $150 sos.arkansas.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State side, 3 years $570 Filing, reports and any tax

Think of the state total as one filing, two reports and a yearly minimum tax where it applies. Notices and similar costs are listed separately.

Why number one is number one

Weight 31%: upkeep the price covers. That factor separated the top two.

You are dealing with at least two states when you register here, and one provider for both beat Arkansas Registered Agent.co.

What Arkansas charges you to register a foreign LLC and what it requires

Working in Arkansas with an LLC from another state means registering with the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services, using the Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FL-01) and $270. Include certificate of existence (good standing) from the home state at most 30 days.

Operating without registering may mean Arkansas courts refusing to hear your own lawsuits (A.C.A. 4-38-913(a)); a ceiling of $5,000; fees owed for the time before registering.

In the state's words: sos.arkansas.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

Doing it alone

Go it alone and Arkansas still takes $570 over three years, and you complete every form yourself. A service charges $397 to $497 to take that over.

Questions

How much will it cost me to register my LLC in Arkansas?

$270 to the state, with another $199 if you hire help.

What will these services cost me over three years?

$397 to $497 in service fees, with state fees on top.

Which form do I file to register?

You file Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FL-01) with the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services.

Do I need a document from my home state to register in Arkansas?

Yes, and it can be at most 30 days old: certificate of existence (good standing) from the home state.

What do I file after I register?

You file the Annual LLC franchise tax report next, and it costs $150.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

They keep one order for ten years.

Which foreign registration service is the best value for me in Arkansas?

Mainstay Filing is first for you, with Arkansas Registered Agent.co and AR Registered Agent.org after it.

Keep budgeting

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Where we looked

  1. Arkansas yearly filing: Franchise tax traces back to sos.arkansas.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  2. Arkansas yearly filing: Franchise tax traces back to sos.arkansas.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  3. Arkansas report due date traces back to sos.arkansas.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  4. Ark traces back to arkleg.state.ar.us; we looked in August 2026.
  5. Arkansas formation fee: Filing fee traces back to sos.arkansas.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  6. Arkansas registered agent statute traces back to arkleg.state.ar.us; we looked in October 2026.
  7. Arkansas Secretary of State, foreign traces back to sos.arkansas.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  8. Form FL-01 traces back to sos.arkansas.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  9. Act 1041 of 2021, Uniform traces back to arkleg.state.ar.us; we looked in October 2026.
  10. Form FL-04, application for cancellation traces back to sos.arkansas.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  11. Mainstay Filing Arkansas service page, as we saw it on November 13, 2026
  12. Arkansas Registered Agent.co pricing page, as we saw it on November 13, 2026
  13. AR Registered Agent.org pricing page, as we saw it on November 13, 2026