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Arkansas LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Arkansas and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Arkansas as a foreign LLC, which costs $270 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Arkansas costs $45.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeArkansas foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Arkansas$45Not needed$45$300
Form in Wyoming$100$270$370$420
Form in Delaware$110$270$380$1,100
Form in Nevada$425$270$695$1,000

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Arkansas (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Arkansas registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $270 state fee = $469

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. AR Registered Agent.org

$199 + $270 state fee = $469

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Arkansas Registered Agent.co

$199 + $270 state fee = $469

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Arkansas page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services.

Arkansas questions

Do I still register in Arkansas if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Arkansas, Arkansas generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services, for $270. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Arkansas?

$45 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Annual LLC franchise tax report (Arkansas Secretary of State), $150 (due: may 1).

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