Arkansas fee chart
41st
of 50 when a year of state charges is added up
Registered agent required
Yes
Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report
$150 / yr
State total, one year
$150
The state's bill in a typical year
Arkansas: the ranked providers
Five weighted criteria set the order; three-year provider charges and filings covered carry the most (see the
method).
Top of the chart
1. Arkansas Registered Agent.co: best for Arkansas-only companies
$99/yr now, $99/yr later
Start with Arkansas Registered Agent.co, where a local agent at $99 per year whose street address goes on the public record.
It beats Mainstay Filing on three-year provider charges, and cost makes up 36% of the score.
Price covers
- A real office in Arkansas
- You can read served papers online as scans
Upside
- Beneath Mainstay Filing on yearly price
- $99 per year, unchanged at renewal
Downside
- Covers Arkansas only; other states need a separate agent
- No help with the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report
All 50 states
2. Mainstay Filing: best for one provider across the map
$149/yr now, $149/yr later
Placed second, Mainstay Filing offers one agent price of $149 across all fifty states keeps a multi-state company to one bill.
Its three-year bill runs $150 above Arkansas Registered Agent.co's, and cost is our heaviest weight.
Price covers
- Arkansas street address for the registered office
- Court papers or notices served on the company are scanned the same business day, with no fee
- Mail from government offices is scanned free, up to three pieces each year
- Not just for LLCs: corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits can use it
Upside
- Fifty-state coverage
- $149 yearly with no step up
Downside
- A yearly premium of $50 over Arkansas Registered Agent.co
- Report filing belongs to the formation package, not this plan
Rooted in Arkansas
3. AR Registered Agent.org: best for an office address in the state
$99/yr now, $99/yr later
Placed third, AR Registered Agent.org offers a local agent at $99 per year whose street address goes on the public record.
Arkansas Registered Agent.co and this provider publish the same prices.
Price covers
- A real office in Arkansas
- You can read served papers online as scans
Upside
- Beneath Mainstay Filing on yearly price
- $99 per year, unchanged at renewal
Downside
- Covers Arkansas only; other states need a separate agent
- No help with the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report
Prices in a row
Company price pages, seen November 12, 2026. Naming a different agent does not change what Arkansas charges.
Agent and state fees, year by year
Each agent's price is added to the state charges that repeat (the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report from year two). The formation fee is not part of the total.
Arkansas and the states beside it on the chart
Arkansas registered agent requirements (official, Secretary of State)
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be an actual street address or rural route box number in Arkansas, plus an Arkansas mailing address if it differs. A P.O. box on its own is not accepted.
Who may be named: 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. The rule comes from Ark. Code Ann. § 4-20-105.
What Arkansas bills each year
Each year brings the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150), May 1. The late charge is $25. Notices on it are sent to your registered agent.
Reasoning for the ranking
Arkansas Registered Agent.co wins on service cost across three years, worth 36% of the total; Mainstay Filing follows.
Three years with Arkansas Registered Agent.co cost $297 in provider charges, $150 less than Mainstay Filing.
Arkansas: your questions
Is a registered agent required for every Arkansas LLC?
Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Who qualifies as the registered agent for a Arkansas LLC?
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.
How much does Arkansas registered agent service run each year?
Allow $99 to $149 each year.
What does the state bill an LLC every year?
$150 per year by our yearly measure, which is the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150 every year).
Which registered agents does this chart rank?
Arkansas Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and AR Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), with the leading pick named first.
Which registered agent should I use?
Our route runs through Arkansas Registered Agent.co: a flat $99 each year, with served papers scanned and sent to you. After it, Mainstay Filing and AR Registered Agent.org.
Where each number comes from
- Seen October 2026 regarding Arkansas yearly filing: Franchise tax report: what and: sos.arkansas.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Arkansas yearly filing: Franchise tax: amount and filing: sos.arkansas.gov
- Seen August 2026 regarding Arkansas report due date: sos.arkansas.gov
- Seen August 2026 regarding Ark: arkleg.state.ar.us
- Seen October 2026 regarding Arkansas formation fee: Filing fee, official source: sos.arkansas.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Arkansas registered agent statute: arkleg.state.ar.us
- Seen August 2026 regarding Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division: sos.oregon.gov
- Seen August 2026 regarding Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division: sos.oregon.gov
- Seen August 2026 regarding Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations: dos.fl.gov
- Seen August 2026 regarding Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations: dos.fl.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Florida yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source: flsenate.gov
- Seen August 2026 regarding Kentucky Secretary of State: sos.ky.gov
- Seen August 2026 regarding Kentucky Secretary of State: sos.ky.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Kentucky other cost: Limited Liability Entity Tax, official: revenue.ky.gov
- Seen August 2026 regarding North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State: sosnc.gov
- Seen August 2026 regarding North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State: sosnc.gov
- Arkansas Registered Agent.co's pricing page, seen November 12, 2026
- Mainstay Filing's Arkansas service page, seen November 12, 2026
- AR Registered Agent.org's pricing page, seen November 12, 2026