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Arkansas official formation packet
Download the Arkansas certificate of organization packet used to create an LLC with the state. This is the official formation document plus support files, not an operating agreement.
A Arkansas formation packet built around the official certificate of organization, with customer support and lifetime updates if the official form is revised.
This is the certificate of organization you file with the state to create the LLC. It is a public record, not the internal ownership contract.
One $9.99 purchase covers instant download, email support, and replacement files if we update this packet.
Most banks and multi-member LLCs still need a separate operating agreement. It is not filed with these articles.
This state packet includes 2 documents in print-ready PDF format. Labels describe each file's role, not the internal filename.
Articles vs operating agreement
This packet is built around the official Arkansas certificate of organization. Filing it with the state creates the LLC as a public legal entity.
The $9.99 price is not for inventing a government form. It covers the current official blank, companion files, email support, and lifetime updates if the official form changes.
This is not an operating agreement. Articles create the company; the operating agreement is the internal contract among members.
Need the internal rulebook too? After you file, most customers also download a member-managed or manager-managed operating agreement for Arkansas.
Researched filing overview
Arkansas uses official Form LL-01, Certificate of Organization, revised January 2025, to form a domestic LLC. Pay $45 online or $50 by mail. The paper blank prints a $50 filing fee.
File online through the Secretary of State or mail LL-01 with the franchise-tax contact sheet. The principal office and registered agent need physical street addresses. A professional-service company uses the same LL-01 blank and a Professional Limited Liability Company name.
What happens before, during, and after the state filing. This product is the public formation document, not a filing service.
Choose a distinguishable Arkansas name and a registered agent with an Arkansas street address. A professional-service company uses the same LL-01 blank and must use a Professional Limited Liability Company name.
File official Form LL-01 online for $45, or mail the paper blank for $50. Those state fees are paid separately. This product does not file for you. A paper filing also needs the franchise-tax contact sheet bound with LL-01.
Arkansas franchise tax is due by May 1 of the year after formation. Adopt a written operating agreement. An EIN is separate.
Read the filing notes and statute excerpts here. The official certificate of organization preview follows below.
Quick answer
An articles of organization form is the document that one must complete and submit to the state to establish the creation of an LLC within Arkansas.
An articles of organization form is the document that one must complete and submit to the state to establish the creation of an LLC within Arkansas. It sets forth the name of the proposed company and contact information for its registered agent, among other details. It may include other provisions, provided that they are not inconsistent with state law. It comes complete with instructions and filing information for creating an LLC within the state.
Arkansas accepts official Form LL-01, Certificate of Organization, by mail or online via the Secretary of State's online system for e-filing documents.
The requirements for naming an LLC within the state are set forth in Ark. Code § 4-32-103. The name of the LLC must contain the words "Limited Liability Company" or "Limited Company" or the abbreviations "L. L. C.", "L. C.", "LLC", or "LC". The word "Limited" may be abbreviated as "Ltd." and the word "Company" may be abbreviated as "Co.". The name must be distinguishable from those of all other entities on file with the state. It may not infringe on any active trademark or service mark registered with the state or the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office. One may search online Arkansas's trademark database and the USPTO's trademark database.
One may determine the availability of a proposed business name for use within Arkansas by querying Arkansas's business entity database. As a general proposition, the state will consider a proposed business name available if the first two words of the name do not match the first two words of that of any other entity authorized to conduct business within the state.
Arkansas charges $45 to file Form LL-01 online or $50 by paper. Those state fees are paid separately from this $9.99 packet.
The statutory authority for an LLC within Arkansas is the Small Business Entity Tax Pass Through Act (Ark. Code § 4-32-101 et seq.).
The statutory requirements for a valid articles of organization filing are codified in Ark. Code § 4-32-202. The text of the statute reads as follows:
§ 4-32-202. Articles of organization. The articles of organization shall set forth: (1) A name for the limited liability company that satisfies the requirements of § 4-32-103; (2) The information required by § 4-20-105(a); and (3) If management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers, a statement to that effect.
§ 4-20-105. Appointment of registered agent. (a) A registered agent filing must state: (1) the name of the represented entity's commercial registered agent; or (2) if the entity does not have a commercial registered agent, the name and address of the entity's noncommercial registered agent: (A) the name and address of the entity's registered agent; or (B) the title of an office or other position with the entity if service of process is to be sent to the person holding that office or position, and the address of the business office of that person. [....]
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ARKANSAS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
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No. The certificate of organization is the public filing that creates the LLC. An operating agreement is a separate internal contract that sets ownership, voting, profit splits, and management. Most customers need both.
Yes. This packet is built around Certificate of Organization for a Domestic Limited Liability Company. If the state later revises the official blank, lifetime updates cover a replacement packet.
When the state publishes a free official form, that blank is still free on the government site. This product packages the current form we carry, any companion files listed on this page, email support, and lifetime updates if we replace the packet. It is not a filing service and it does not pay the state’s filing fee.
This packet currently includes 2 documents in print-ready PDF format. The list on this page is the customer-facing inventory.
Arkansas generally does not file the operating agreement with this certificate, but banks, lenders, and multi-member LLCs almost always want one. Choose member-managed if every owner will run the company, or manager-managed if appointed managers will run it.
No. ILRG provides self-help forms and information. You complete the documents and file them with the state, or use the official online portal where that is required. Consult a licensed attorney for tax elections, professional-license entities, or unusual ownership structures.
No. The $45 online or $50 paper Certificate of Organization fee is paid separately. Franchise tax is a later filing due by May 1 of the year after formation.