What is inside the cost of forming an LLC here?
Your bill has two parts: $45 for the filing and, optionally, $199 for first-year help.
Add the recurring report and the state's fees reach $345 over three years. peek at sos.arkansas.gov, confirmed October 2026
Which form is inside the filing, and where does it go?
The Certificate of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LL-01) is the filing, and the Arkansas Secretary of State is where it goes. Approval creates the LLC.
The law underneath: Ark. Code Ann. § 4-38-201. Expect this wait: most filings within two business days of receipt. peek at sos.arkansas.gov, confirmed October 2026
Is a registered agent required?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
A commercial registered agent listed with the Secretary of State, or a noncommercial agent: an individual or a business entity serving as agent in Arkansas. The company can also name a position inside it, such as its manager, whose holder then receives papers.
peek at arkleg.state.ar.us, confirmed October 2026
What comes after the LLC is formed?
The Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report comes back each year, for $150. Its date, in the state's words, is May 1.
A late filing costs $25 more.
peek at sos.arkansas.gov, confirmed October 2026
Can I file it myself instead of hiring a service?
Yes. Filing on your own costs only the state's fees, $345 over three years.
Services add $397 to $597 across three years to take the filings off your desk, and Mainstay Filing counts the reports among them.
Why is the stack in this order?
AR Registered Agent.org is strongest on total across three years, a layer worth 34% of the score.
63% of the score comes from total across three years and what is inside the price.
AR Registered Agent.org stacks up to $397 over three years, $200 under Mainstay Filing.
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