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Class 2 · Arkansas

Arkansas Registered Agent Class (2026): 6 Assignments and the 3 Best Agents

Graded for 2026, the best help with getting a registered agent in Arkansas comes from Arkansas Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and AR Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), in that order. Assignment 1 is the Arkansas rule on a registered agent; 6 assignments later the appointment is on file.

Taught by the Formation Class faculty

Read this first

Is a registered agent required?Yesarkleg.state.ar.us (page read October 2026)
What graded services charge$99 to $149 a yearAs each company lists them
Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report$150 a yearsos.arkansas.gov (page read October 2026)
Assignments in this class6Listed below

What this class teaches

  • The Arkansas agent rule
  • The address and eligibility rules
  • How to name or swap the agent
  • How the picks compare

Arkansas: the graded services

Five weighted criteria set the order (see how we grade), and three-year tuition and homework done count most.
Highest grade

1. Arkansas Registered Agent.co: best for owners with a tight budget

First year $99; renewal $99

The class favorite is Arkansas Registered Agent.co, because $99 a year, unchanged at renewal, for an LLC that stays in the state.

Mainstay Filing loses to it on three-year tuition, and tuition is a big slice of the grade.

Covered by the tuition

  • A Arkansas address for the registered office
  • Served documents appear online

Strengths

  • Less each year than Mainstay Filing
  • A flat $99 yearly

Weak spots

  • No help in other states
  • You finish the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report on your own
Does most of the work

2. Mainstay Filing: best for one agent for every state

First year $149; renewal $149

Grade number 2 belongs to Mainstay Filing, where an agent fee of $149 a year that holds across all fifty states.

A $150 gap to Arkansas Registered Agent.co over three years decides where it lands.

Covered by the tuition

  • A registered office in Arkansas
  • Scans of papers served on the company, free and on the same business day
  • Three government letters a year are scanned free
  • Also serves nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

Strengths

  • One price in all fifty states
  • $149 a year, same at renewal

Weak spots

  • $50 a year above Arkansas Registered Agent.co
  • Agent service and nothing more
One-state plan

3. AR Registered Agent.org: best for an in-state mailing address

First year $99; renewal $99

Our third pick, AR Registered Agent.org: $99 a year, unchanged at renewal, for an LLC that stays in the state.

On price, it is level with Arkansas Registered Agent.co.

Covered by the tuition

  • A Arkansas address for the registered office
  • Served documents appear online

Strengths

  • Less each year than Mainstay Filing
  • A flat $99 yearly

Weak spots

  • No help in other states
  • You finish the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report on your own

3 services, side by side

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1Arkansas Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Arkansas Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3AR Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit AR Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Taken from each company's price page on November 13, 2026. Every agent leaves the state fees unchanged.

How a Arkansas agent gets set up

  1. Assignment
    1

    The Arkansas rule in brief

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

    Textbook page: arkleg.state.ar.us (page read October 2026)

  2. Assignment
    2

    See who may act

    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.

  3. Assignment
    3

    Pass the address test

    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.

    Each service in this class provides the in-state address.

  4. Assignment
    4

    Decide who holds the role

    Hiring from the graded agents costs $99 to $149 a year; serving yourself is the option for those who qualify.

  5. Assignment
    5

    Put the agent on the state's record

    A new company names its agent when it files the Certificate of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LL-01); replacing the agent later takes another filing with the Arkansas Secretary of State.

    Textbook page: sos.arkansas.gov (page read October 2026)

  6. Assignment
    6

    Update when things change

    Hand in the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report on time ($150, May 1) and the agent record stays correct.

    Textbook page: sos.arkansas.gov (page read October 2026)

Arkansas agent costs

ItemReceiverPrice
Registered agent serviceThe service company$99 to $149 a year
RenewalThe service company$99 to $149 a year
Annual LLC Franchise Tax ReportPaid to the state$150 every year
Rows for the state use Arkansas's published fee schedules (see the textbook pages beneath the table), and each service row uses that company's own price. Over three years the state row adds the filing, the year-two report, the year-three report and any minimum tax.

How the grades came out

pulled ahead of on tuition across three years, which counts for 30%.

Three years with Arkansas Registered Agent.co add up to $297, which is $150 under Mainstay Filing.

What students ask

Is having a registered agent the law in Arkansas?

Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Can I be my own registered agent?

An owner can serve if eligible; the tests are in assignments 2 and 3.

Can I change my registered agent later?

Change whenever you like through the Arkansas Secretary of State, as assignment 5 describes.

What does a registered agent cost in Arkansas?

Plan on $99 to $149 a year.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

Yearly it is the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report at $150.

Which registered agent would you choose?

Arkansas Registered Agent.co, because a street address inside the state for the registered office, at $99 a year. Behind it come Mainstay Filing and AR Registered Agent.org.

Next class

Textbook pages and extra reading

  1. Study tip for Arkansas yearly filing: Franchise tax report: what and: everything above comes from sos.arkansas.gov, which we reread in October 2026. Open it and follow along.
  2. Study tip for Arkansas yearly filing: Franchise tax: amount and filing: everything above comes from sos.arkansas.gov, which we reread in October 2026. Open it and follow along.
  3. Study tip for Arkansas report due date: everything above comes from sos.arkansas.gov, which we reread in August 2026. Open it and follow along.
  4. Study tip for Ark: everything above comes from arkleg.state.ar.us, which we reread in August 2026. Open it and follow along.
  5. Study tip for Arkansas formation fee: Filing fee, official source: everything above comes from sos.arkansas.gov, which we reread in October 2026. Open it and follow along.
  6. Study tip for Arkansas registered agent statute: everything above comes from arkleg.state.ar.us, which we reread in October 2026. Open it and follow along.
  7. Arkansas Registered Agent.co's pricing page, read on November 13, 2026
  8. Mainstay Filing's Arkansas service page, read on November 13, 2026
  9. AR Registered Agent.org's pricing page, read on November 13, 2026