Initial Fees and Licenses in Arkansas

April 13, 2006

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If you're going to operate your business in Arkansas, when you start up you're going to incur filing fees and licensing fees depending on the type of business you run and your business form (corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership or limited liability company (LLC)).

Corporations. If you're doing business as a domestic corporation (a corporation incorporated in Arkansas), you will be subject to the following fees when you start up, amend, merge, or dissolve your corporation. You must pay the following fees to the Arkansas Secretary of State:

Domestic Corporations
Document	Filing Fee	Online Processing Fee
articles of incorporation	$40	$5
certificate of amendment (no shares exchanged)	$40	$5
certificate of amendment (shares exchanged)	$80	$10
reservation of corporate name	$18.50	$4
application for fictitious name	$18.50	$4
notice of change of registered office and/or agent	$18.50	$4

If you are a foreign corporation (a corporation incorporated somewhere other than in Arkansas) seeking to do business in Arkansas, the following fees apply:

Foreign Corporations
Document	Fee	Online Processing Fee
application for certificate of authority	$258	$12
application for an amended certificate of authority	$258	$12
notice of transfer of reserved name	$18.50	$4
registration of corporate name	$40	$5
application for fictitious name	$18.50	$4

Limited liability companies (LLC). An Arkansas LLC is formed when the articles of organization are delivered to the commission for filing. The fee for filing articles of organization is $40 ($5 online processing fee). The fee for filing a foreign LLC registration application is $258 ($12 online processing fee). There is no annual registration fee.

Before doing business in Arkansas, if you are a foreign LLC you must register with the Secretary of State by submitting an original signed copy and a duplicate copy of an application for registration.

Business licenses and fees. Arkansas requires that you obtain a license and pay a fee if you are operating certain types of businesses in the state. Below is a partial list of some of the types of businesses required to obtain a license. Be sure to check with the state to make sure you are complying with the license requirements for your particular profession.