What happens if your Arkansas LLC misses its annual franchise tax report, and how to reinstate it
Arkansas’s status term is not yet confirmed against the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division.
Checked against the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division, September 2026.
- What Arkansas calls it
- Not confirmed
- Tax clearance
- Not confirmed
- Time limit to get back
- Not confirmed
How it unfolds in Arkansas
- MissedAnnual franchise tax report
- StatusNot confirmed
- The way backNot confirmed
Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services (BCS) Division
Draft. Some answers on this page are not yet confirmed against a primary source, and each one says so in place. Everything else was read on the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division’s or the legislature’s own pages.
What does Arkansas call a company that missed its filings?
Not yet confirmed against the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division — check with the office.
What triggers it in Arkansas?
Not yet confirmed against the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division — check with the office.
Not yet confirmed against the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division — check with the office.
How do you reinstate a Arkansas LLC?
Not yet confirmed against the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division — check with the office.
Where to file
Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division, 1401 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite 250, Little Rock, AR 72201 (mail: P.O. Box 8014, Little Rock, AR 72203-8014)
Missed filings and fees
All delinquent Annual LLC Franchise Tax Reports and tax must be brought current. Franchise taxes continue to accrue even for revoked businesses until the business is dissolved, withdrawn, or merged. Late filing or payment carries a late penalty plus interest (A.C.A. §26-54-107, as cited on the SOS form).
Is there a deadline to reinstate a Arkansas LLC?
Not yet confirmed against the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division — check with the office.
Not yet confirmed against the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division — check with the office.
Do you need tax clearance in Arkansas?
Not yet confirmed against the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division — check with the office.
What happens to the company name meanwhile?
Not yet confirmed against the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division — check with the office.
What changes once it is fixed?
Not yet confirmed against the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division — check with the office.
What changes for corporations in Arkansas?
Not yet confirmed against the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division — check with the office.
What should you file first?
Ask the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division whether a tax clearance is needed before you file. We have not confirmed that answer against a primary source yet.
The filing
Not confirmedNot yet confirmed against the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division — check with the office.
Where it goes
Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division, 1401 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite 250, Little Rock, AR 72201 (mail: P.O. Box 8014, Little Rock, AR 72203-8014)
What does Arkansas ask you to file, so it does not happen again?
| Obligation | Form | Due | If late |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLC formation (Certificate of Organization) | Certificate of Organization for a Domestic Limited Liability Company (Form LL-01) | At formation | N/A |
| Annual franchise tax report (corporations and LLCs) | Annual Franchise Tax Report | On or before May 1 every year | Additional fees, penalties and interest accrue, and the state can revoke the authority to do business; the tax keeps accruing until the entity is dissolved, withdrawn or merged |
| Annual report (LP, LLP and LLLP only) | Annual Report for the relevant partnership type | Annually, filed with the Secretary of State | Loss of good standing |
| Change of registered agent (by entity) | Notice of Change of Registered Agent for LLC (Form DO-03); equivalent forms exist for corporations and series LLCs | When the agent changes | N/A |
From the same Arkansas record as the Arkansas registered agent page. State fees change; we confirm current amounts with you before anything is filed.
Put every recurring Arkansas deadline in your calendar with the compliance calendar, or see what Arkansas requires of your registered agent.
Which Arkansas laws govern it?
Not yet confirmed against the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division — check with the office.
Sources, checked September 2026:
- Arkansas Secretary of State (BCS)— Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report 2026; SOS Franchise Tax page (locations)
- Arkansas Secretary of State (BCS)— SOS Franchise Tax page; Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report 2026 instructions (g)
Draft, partly checked against the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services (BCS) Division and the statutes above · Last checked September 2026. Not legal advice: the filing office has the final word on your entity.
Arkansas
Behind on a Arkansas filing?
Send us the entity and any notice you received. A compliance check shows where it stands with the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division, and state fees are confirmed with you before anything is filed.