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Forming an LLC in Arkansas from outside the United States.
Here's what Arkansas charges to form and keep a company, what it asks for every year, and what its public record shows about you. You'll also get a straight answer on whether a founder abroad should form here at all.
01The figures
What does an Arkansas LLC cost to form and keep?
State fees for a domestic LLC filed online, checked against the Arkansas Secretary of State in September 2026.
- Filing fee
- $45
- Recurring charge
- $150 a year
- Processing
- Online filings usually take three to seven business days, and paper filings two to three weeks plus time in the post
- Five-year state cost
- $645
$50 on paper
By 1 May each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed
As the state publishes it
The filing fee and every state charge due in the first five years
State income tax
Arkansas taxes an owner's share of profit earned in Arkansas. A non-resident owner with no Arkansas activity generally owes none, but the $150 franchise tax is owed either way.
The public record
The certificate must name at least one member or manager, and it's a public record. The yearly franchise tax report asks for the names of every member or manager.
Checked September 2026 against the Arkansas Secretary of State. If a figure here has changed, email us and we'll correct it.
02The straight answer
Should a founder abroad form in Arkansas?
An Arkansas LLC is cheap to start, at $45 online, but it owes $150 in franchise tax every year from the year after it's formed. That's two and a half times what Wyoming charges each year, and close to twice Wyoming's cost over five years. The certificate also has to name at least one member or manager, and anyone can look it up. For a founder abroad, Arkansas offers nothing to make up for either. Unless the business will actually operate in Arkansas, Wyoming is the better choice.
Arkansas is right anyway when
- You'll have staff, an office, a warehouse or property in the state
- A bank, a marketplace or a licensing body has told you the company must be formed in this state
| Arkansas | WyomingWe file here | DelawareWe file here | |
|---|---|---|---|
| To file | $45 | $102.40 | $110 |
| Every year | $150 a year | $60 a year | $400 a year |
| Five years | $645 | $342.40 | $1,710 |
| Owners public | Yes | No | No |
| State income tax | Arkansas taxes an owner's share of profit earned in Arkansas | No personal or corporate income tax | No Delaware income tax on a company that doesn't do business in Delaware |
03What we would file instead
The same company, in Wyoming.
A Wyoming LLC costs $102.40 to file, keeps owners off the public record, and is the state banks and payment processors are used to seeing from founders abroad. Here's the whole first year, from the same price list checkout uses.
| WYOMING | Starter | StandardMost chosen | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our feeCharged once, when you confirm | $289 | $499 | $1,299 |
| Wyoming filing feePaid to the state, passed through at cost | $102.40 | $102.40 | Included |
| Due on the dayBefore any extras you choose | $391.40 | $601.40 | $1,299 |
| Then, every yearOur registered agent renewal and Wyoming's yearly charge | $179 | $309 | $1,059 |
Extras are optional and asked one at a time, each with its price. Filing yours ahead of our next batch costs $75. We email you before anything renews.
04Questions
Questions about an Arkansas LLC.
If yours is not here, email us at [email protected] before you order.
By 1 May of the year after you form the LLC, whatever month you formed it in. An LLC formed in December has less than five months before its first payment. Every Arkansas LLC pays the same $150, whether or not it earned anything, and the state doesn't grant extensions. A late report adds a $25 penalty, plus interest of about 10% a year until it's paid.
Yes. Arkansas, like every state, doesn't require an LLC's owners to be US citizens or residents. It does require a registered agent with a street address in Arkansas. Its recurring filing is due by 1 May each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed.
It costs $45 to file, and then $150 a year. Over five years that comes to $645 in state charges. A Wyoming LLC costs $342.40 over the same five years.
No. We file in Wyoming and Delaware only. For a founder outside the US, they're the two states worth being in, and we'd rather know two states well than fifty a little. If your business will have staff, an office, stock or property in Arkansas, it'll need to register there whichever state formed it, and we'll tell you so before you order.
05Every state
Every other state, with its figures.
Each state's filing fee and recurring charge, as published in September 2026. Arkansas is highlighted.
Ready when you are
Form it in the state that suits you.
Most founders abroad choose Wyoming for an LLC, or Delaware for a corporation that will raise money. The order form explains the trade-off where you choose.