Arkansas: ordered by value
Ordered by our
value rule. No row includes the $270 state fee.
1. AR Registered Agent.org: best for a budget registration
First line
$199 to register, $99 a year after
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Row one is AR Registered Agent.org, because $199 to register with a year of agent service, then $99 a year.
On the three-year column, the biggest weight in the sort, it beats Mainstay Filing.
Included lines
- Arkansas registration filing
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- A service fee of $199
- A modest renewal of $99
- Agent included for the first year
Minus column
- Another company is needed for the home state
2
2. Mainstay Filing: best for companies on the grow
Any state
$199 to register, $149 a year after
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $149/yr
- Three-year tally
- $497
Second line: Mainstay Filing, because a $199 service fee in any state with the first agent year included.
A $100 three-year gap to AR Registered Agent.org fixes this row.
The agent line reads zero in year one and $149/yr from year two, in any state.
Included lines
- State registration handled
- Registered agent, year one free
- One fee, every state
Gains
- Adds $199 to the state fee
- One fee for any state
- Year-one agent service included
Minus column
- A pricier agent renewal at $149
3
3. Arkansas Registered Agent.co: best for another in-state filer
Local line
$199 to register, $99 a year after
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
In third place, Arkansas Registered Agent.co, where $199 to register with a year of agent service, then $99 a year.
Same posted prices as AR Registered Agent.org.
Included lines
- Arkansas registration filing
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- A modest renewal of $99
- A service fee of $199
- Agent included for the first year
Minus column
- Another company is needed for the home state
The tally after 1, 2, 3 and 5 years
Company prices on November 13, 2026, summed year by year. None of the totals cross in ten years.
Cost calculator
Set the years and the calculator adds year one and the renewals for every row.
What Arkansas itself charges
The last row is a sum: the filing fee, the reports for years two and three and any yearly minimum tax. Publication and other variable costs are named in the text but not added.
Notes on the order
Three-year tally put AR Registered Agent.org in row one. That column carries 39% of the sort, and jobs ticked off, renewal step, break-even tally and price on the page make up the rest.
AR Registered Agent.org takes the cost column at $397 for three years, with Mainstay Filing $100 higher.
Arkansas foreign LLC registration fee and rules (official)
An LLC formed in another state registers with Arkansas before doing business there, by filing the Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FL-01) with the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services ($270). Provide certificate of existence (good standing) from the home state issued in the past 30 days.
Skipping it can lead to it cannot act as plaintiff (A.C.A. 4-38-913(a)); fines as large as $5,000; the fees it should have paid.
Per official page sos.arkansas.gov, ledger date October 2026 noted
The do-it-yourself row
State fees alone come to $570 for three years, and that is the floor. The table shows what each service adds, $397 to $497.
Questions about these totals
What does Arkansas charge to register an LLC formed elsewhere?
$270 in state fees, plus a service fee of $199.
What do three years of service add up to?
Year one plus two renewals comes to $397 to $497.
Which form registers the LLC?
The registration is Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FL-01), submitted to the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services.
Does Arkansas want a document from the home state?
Yes, and it must be dated within 30 days: certificate of existence (good standing) from the home state.
What recurring filing follows the registration?
The Annual LLC franchise tax report costs $150.
When does one service turn into the lower total?
Within ten years, never: the order of the totals does not change.
Which foreign registration service is the best value for Arkansas?
The first line belongs to AR Registered Agent.org, the second to Mainstay Filing and the third to Arkansas Registered Agent.co.
Source ledger
- October 2026 entry: Arkansas yearly filing: Franchise tax, source sos.arkansas.gov
- October 2026 entry: Arkansas yearly filing: Franchise tax, source sos.arkansas.gov
- August 2026 entry: Arkansas report due date, source sos.arkansas.gov
- August 2026 entry: Ark, source arkleg.state.ar.us
- October 2026 entry: Arkansas formation fee: Filing fee, source sos.arkansas.gov
- October 2026 entry: Arkansas registered agent statute, source arkleg.state.ar.us
- October 2026 entry: Arkansas Secretary of State, foreign, source sos.arkansas.gov
- October 2026 entry: Form FL-01, source sos.arkansas.gov
- October 2026 entry: Act 1041 of 2021, Uniform, source arkleg.state.ar.us
- October 2026 entry: Form FL-04, application for cancellation, source sos.arkansas.gov
- pricing page at AR Registered Agent.org, booked November 13, 2026
- Arkansas service page at Mainstay Filing, booked November 13, 2026
- pricing page at Arkansas Registered Agent.co, booked November 13, 2026