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How to incorporate in Arkansas (AR)

There are three ways to incorporate your business in Arkansas: hire a lawyer to do the job for you (a very expensive option), walk in to the State Department office and do it by yourself or to use a professional incorporation company, like Activefilings.

We can incorporate your business or form your limited liability company for a small fee, compared not only to an attorney but to our competitors.

Why ? Because we process incorporations each day, from all around the US and the World, from entrepreneurs like you that want to have the peace of mind that only Activefilings can bring them.

If you still want to take the risk and do it by yourself, please let us help you with this information that we have collected from your state. Please, feel free to review your state's information on our site. We will gladly answer any questions you may have.

Whatever method you chose, we will be glad to help.

Arkansas Corporate Name Endings

The name must contain word "corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited" or an abbreviation; may not contain language stating or implying that the corporation is organized for other purposes; must be distinguishable from names in use by certain other enumerated entities.

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AR Articles of Incorporation Requirements

Director Information

* Minimum Number - Not less than three, unless there is only one or two shareholders of record; then the number of directors may be less than three but not less than number of shareholders.

* Residence Requirements. - No provision.

* Age Requirements - None.

* Directors are not required to be listed in the articles of incorporation.

Officer Information

* The officers are not required to be listed in the articles of incorporation.

Stock Information

* An increase in shares or par value does not effect initial fees.

Yearly Requirements

* Annual Statements

* The annual statement, call the Franchise Tax Report is due by June 1.

* The amount is 0.27% of the proportion of its capital stock multiplied by ratio of corporation's property in Arkansas to its total property. Minimum tax, $50; maximum $1,075,000. Corporations without authorized capital stock, pay $100. No par shares are valued at $25 each.

Income Tax Rate

* On net income attributable to business in Arkansas: $3,000 of net income, 2%; next $5,000, 3%; next $14,000, 5%; next $75,000, 6%, above $100,000, 6.5%.

For more information on taxes, visit http://www.accessarkansas.org/dfa/

Starting Your Business in Arkansas:

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