Annual reports · Arkansas
File Your Arkansas Annual Franchise Tax Report Online
Arkansas's Annual Franchise Tax Report is filed online with the Arkansas Secretary of State at sos-franchise.ark.org. It is due May 1 each year. We prepare it from your company's details and submit it to the state for you, so it is done before the deadline and off your list.
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One short form. We check your details against Arkansas's record and file it.
File My Arkansas Annual Franchise Tax ReportArkansas Annual Franchise Tax Report at a Glance
- Filing
- Annual Franchise Tax Report
- Filed with
- Arkansas Secretary of State
- Where online
- sos-franchise.ark.org
- State fee (LLC)
- $150
- Due
- May 1 each year
- Filing window
- January 1 to May 1 each year
- Next deadline
- May 1, 2027
- Frequency
- Every year
- State late penalty
- Arkansas adds a $25 penalty plus 10% a year interest on the $150 franchise tax.
- If you miss it
- Arkansas keeps taking the late report, with the penalty and interest, through December 31 of the report year. A charter with a prior year's franchise tax unpaid is revoked the following January.
The 2026 Annual Franchise Tax Report was due May 1, 2026; Arkansas still takes it with the state's penalty and interest through December 31, 2026. The 2027 window opens January 1, 2027 and closes May 1, 2027.
Updated November 1, 2026. The fee, the deadline and the penalty above are Arkansas's own, from the state's published schedule and statute, and the penalty is paid to the state, not to us. Every state's report is listed on the annual report directory.
Forming a new company instead? Form an LLC in Arkansas online, or read what the Arkansas Form LL-01 asks for.
What the Arkansas Form Asks
Arkansas takes the Annual Franchise Tax Report online at sos-franchise.ark.org. It is run by the Arkansas Secretary of State, the office that keeps the company's record.
The Annual Franchise Tax Report confirms what the state has on file for the LLC: the principal office and mailing address, the registered agent and registered office, and the managers or members (some states' screens say governors, officials or principals). Anything that changed since the last filing is updated on it, and an authorized person signs it electronically before the state fee is paid.
Formed this year?
An LLC formed in 2026 owes no Annual Franchise Tax Report for 2026; its first is the 2027 report, due May 1, 2027.
Have ready before you start
- The company's exact legal name as Arkansas registered it
- Its Arkansas file or entity number, from the state's record or the formation approval
- The principal office street address and the mailing address, if different
- The registered agent's name and Arkansas street address
- The names and addresses of the managers or members on record
- The name and title of the person signing, and a card for the state fee
Our order form asks for the same items, in the same order the Arkansas screens do.
Arkansas Annual Franchise Tax Report Dates
| Formed | First Annual Franchise Tax Report due | After that |
|---|---|---|
| Formed in 2025 | May 1, 2026 | 2027, then every year |
| Formed in 2026 | May 1, 2027 | 2028, then every year |
| Formed in 2027 | May 1, 2028 | 2029, then every year |
How to File It Yourself
1. Open the Arkansas filing site
The Annual Franchise Tax Report is filed with the Arkansas Secretary of State at sos-franchise.ark.org. Arkansas takes it January 1 to May 1.
2. Find your company
Look it up by its Arkansas file or entity number, the number on the company's Arkansas record, not by name alone. Two companies can have near-identical names, and a report filed under the wrong number files the wrong company's report.
3. Confirm or update the details
The principal office and mailing address, the registered agent and registered office, and the managers or members on record. Anything that changed since the last filing goes in now; a new registered agent is a separate change filing in Arkansas.
4. Sign and pay the state
Sign as an authorized person and pay Arkansas's fee ($150 for an LLC). Save the confirmation; it is your proof of filing until the state's record shows the report.
Rather skip the state's site? We file it for you, and the state's confirmation comes to your inbox. To file it yourself, start at the Arkansas filing site.
| File it yourself | Have it filed | |
|---|---|---|
| Account | Whatever sos-franchise.ark.org asks for | None needed |
| Finding the company | You enter the Arkansas file or entity number | We look up the record and match it to your order |
| The details | You retype the addresses, the agent and the managers or members on the state's screens | You confirm them once on our form; we check them against the Arkansas record before filing |
| Signing | An authorized person signs electronically | You authorize the filing at checkout and name the signer; the state's signature line is completed the way the state allows |
| State fee | Paid to the state by card at the end | Paid to the state on your behalf and itemized on the order review step |
| Timing | Any time the window is open (January 1 to May 1) | Order any time; a report the state is not taking yet is held and filed the day the window opens |
| Confirmation | Shown on screen; save it yourself | The state's confirmation is emailed to you and kept on your order page |
| Registered agent change | A separate change filing with the Arkansas Secretary of State | Chosen on the order form; we file the change with the report order |
- Registered agent and registered office
- The person or company at a Arkansas street address that receives lawsuits and state notices for the LLC; a post office box does not qualify, and the agent's address is public.
- Principal office and mailing address
- Where the business is run, and the address the state should write to if that differs; both appear on the public record.
- Managers or members
- Who runs the LLC. The Annual Franchise Tax Report lists them, usually with a business address for each, and some state screens call them governors, officials or principals.
- Arkansas file or entity number
- The number Arkansas gave the company when it was formed. It is on the approved formation document and on the state's business search, and it is how the filing finds the right record.
- Good standing, dissolution and reinstatement
- Good standing is the status a company keeps by filing on time. Administrative dissolution (some states say revocation or forfeiture) is what the state does to one that stops filing, and reinstatement is the filing that brings it back, with the missed reports and fees.
What Goes Wrong on the Arkansas Annual Franchise Tax Report
- Filing an Annual Franchise Tax Report for the year the LLC was formed: a company formed in 2026 owes its first in 2027, and the state is not waiting for one before that.
- Filing before the window opens on January 1: Arkansas does not take the new report year before then.
- Looking the company up by name instead of its Arkansas file or entity number: two companies can carry near-identical names, and the report then updates the wrong record.
- Trying to change the registered agent on the Annual Franchise Tax Report: Arkansas takes the agent change as its own filing, before or after the report.
- Waiting too long: Arkansas keeps taking the late report, with the penalty and interest, through December 31 of the report year. A charter with a prior year's franchise tax unpaid is revoked the following January.
After you file
sos-franchise.ark.org shows a confirmation and sends a receipt to the filer's email; keep it with the company's records, because it is the proof of filing until the Arkansas Secretary of State posts the Annual Franchise Tax Report to the public record. Once posted, the company's status on the Arkansas business search stays active, which is what a bank, a lender, a landlord or a licensing board checks before it opens an account, extends credit or renews a license. A certificate of status or good standing, where one of them asks for paper proof, is a separate document the state issues on request. The next thing the Arkansas business registry expects is the next Annual Franchise Tax Report, a year later; taxes and licenses run on their own calendars with other agencies.
Changing Your Registered Agent
Arkansas's Annual Franchise Tax Report confirms the registered agent on record but does not replace it. A new agent is its own change-of-agent filing with the Arkansas Secretary of State, filed before or after the report.
Registered agent service through America LLC Filing
Our registered agent partner's Arkansas address goes on the public record instead of yours, and legal and state mail is scanned and forwarded the same business day. We file Arkansas's change-of-agent form for you with the report order. Choose it on the order form.
File my report and switch my agent →How our registered agent service worksArkansas Annual Franchise Tax Report: Questions
Can I file the Arkansas Annual Franchise Tax Report online?+
Yes. Arkansas takes it online through the Arkansas Secretary of State (sos-franchise.ark.org). If you would rather not, we file it for you: one short form with your company's details, and we submit it to the state.
When is the Arkansas Annual Franchise Tax Report due?+
May 1 each year. Arkansas takes it January 1 to May 1. The next deadline is May 1, 2027. Order any time: if Arkansas is not accepting the report yet, we hold it and file it the day the state opens.
What if I missed the Arkansas deadline?+
Arkansas adds a $25 penalty plus 10% a year interest on the $150 franchise tax. Arkansas keeps taking the late report, with the penalty and interest, through December 31 of the report year. A charter with a prior year's franchise tax unpaid is revoked the following January. We file late reports while the state still takes them; the state's penalty, where there is one, is paid to the state with its fee.
Is the Arkansas Annual Franchise Tax Report every year?+
Every year. The deadline is May 1, and it does not move with the calendar: a weekend or holiday deadline is still the deadline unless Arkansas says otherwise, so file ahead of it.
My LLC was formed this year. Do I file an Annual Franchise Tax Report?+
Not this year. An LLC formed in 2026 owes no Annual Franchise Tax Report for 2026; its first is the 2027 report, due May 1, 2027. A report filed for the formation year is not required, and the state's system will either refuse it or treat it as next year's.
What do I need to file it?+
The company's exact legal name and its Arkansas file or entity number, the principal and mailing address, the registered agent on record, and the managers or members. We ask for the same on our order form, so nothing is missing when we file.
Can I change my Arkansas registered agent at the same time?+
Yes. Arkansas takes the agent change as its own filing, separate from the Annual Franchise Tax Report; choose our registered agent service on our order form and we file that change for you with the report order, so our partner's Arkansas address replaces yours on the record.
Is America LLC Filing the Arkansas state office?+
No. America LLC Filing is a private filing service, not a government agency and not a law firm, and it is not affiliated with Arkansas. The state's fee is the same whether you file at sos-franchise.ark.org yourself or we file for you.
Annual reports in nearby states
- Louisiana: Annual Report, due your formation anniversary date each year
- Mississippi: Annual Report, due April 15 each year
- Missouri: no LLC annual report
- Oklahoma: Annual Certificate, due your formation anniversary date each year
- Tennessee: Annual Report, fee set by the company
- Texas: franchise tax report with the Comptroller
Get Your Arkansas Annual Franchise Tax Report Filed
One short form. Filed with the state, confirmation by email.
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