Start a Free LLC in Arizona

Per the Arizona Corporation Commission, as of September 2026, Arizona charges $50 to file the Articles of Organization. Arizona does not require an annual report, so there is no recurring report fee. With LLC Register, formation is included in the $99-a-year Arizona registered agent service, so year one costs $149.

Processing time varies. The Arizona Corporation Commission posts current times weekly on eCorp and works filings in the order received unless you pay for expedited service. Expedited filing is available for $35 extra (standard expedite), or from $100 to $400 extra for guaranteed Next Day, Same Day or 2-Hour processing. Your LLC exists once the state accepts your filing.

To start an LLC in Arizona, choose an available name, appoint an Arizona registered agent, and file the Articles of Organization with the Arizona Corporation Commission for $50. Then sign an operating agreement, get a free EIN from the IRS, open a business bank account and register for any state taxes. LLC Register files it for you as part of the $99-a-year registered agent service.

Yes. You can file online through eCorp, or by mailing or delivering a paper form to the Corporations Division. The Articles of Organization costs $50.

In Arizona you form an LLC by filing the Articles of Organization (Form L010) with the Arizona Corporation Commission. Other states call this document the articles of organization or the certificate of formation. The filing fee is $50.

Yes. Expedited filing is available for $35 extra (standard expedite), or from $100 to $400 extra for guaranteed Next Day, Same Day or 2-Hour processing. Processing time varies. The Arizona Corporation Commission posts current times weekly on eCorp and works filings in the order received unless you pay for expedited service.

Use the Arizona Corporation Commission's free online business name search to check whether your LLC name is available. Your Arizona LLC name must contain "limited liability company", "limited company" or an abbreviation such as "LLC" or "L.L.C.", and cannot contain "association", "corporation", "incorporated" or an abbreviation of those words. A professional LLC instead uses "professional limited liability company" or "P.L.L.C."

Your Arizona LLC name must contain "limited liability company", "limited company" or an abbreviation such as "LLC" or "L.L.C.", and cannot contain "association", "corporation", "incorporated" or an abbreviation of those words. A professional LLC instead uses "professional limited liability company" or "P.L.L.C." The rules are set by the Arizona Limited Liability Company Act, A.R.S. Title 29, Chapter 7 (§§ 29-3101 to 29-4202).

Yes. You can reserve a name for $10 with an Application to Reserve LLC Name; the reservation lasts 120 days and cannot be renewed. A reservation is optional; filing the formation document also secures the name.

Yes. Every Arizona LLC must have a registered agent. Your statutory agent can be an Arizona resident adult, a domestic or authorized foreign corporation, or a domestic or authorized foreign LLC, but not the LLC itself. An individual statutory agent needs a permanent Arizona street address; the appointment has no expiration date and lasts until the agent resigns or is replaced.

Yes, but only as an individual. A member or manager can serve as the LLC's statutory agent if they personally are an Arizona resident with an Arizona street address; the LLC entity itself cannot act as its own statutory agent. Your address becomes public record, and someone must be there during business hours to accept legal papers.

Not as your registered agent's address. Your statutory agent can be an Arizona resident adult, a domestic or authorized foreign corporation, or a domestic or authorized foreign LLC, but not the LLC itself. An individual statutory agent needs a permanent Arizona street address; the appointment has no expiration date and lasts until the agent resigns or is replaced. A PO box can usually serve as a mailing address, but the registered agent needs a physical address in Arizona.

File the Statement of Change of Principal Address or Statutory Agent, plus a Statutory Agent Acceptance form from the new agent with the Arizona Corporation Commission. The fee is $5.

Serving as your own Arizona registered agent is free if you qualify. Commercial registered agents charge a yearly fee. LLC Register's Arizona registered agent service is $99 a year and includes LLC formation and annual report filing.

No. Arizona does not require LLCs to file an annual report. Arizona has no franchise or privilege tax on LLCs.

Arizona has no franchise or privilege tax on LLCs.

Arizona taxes individual income at a flat 2.5% rate, so a default pass-through LLC's profits are taxed once on the members' Arizona returns at that rate. Eligible owners can instead elect Arizona's Small Business Income (SBI) tax, also a flat 2.5%, on a separate SBI return. Federally, a single-member LLC is taxed like a sole proprietorship and a multi-member LLC like a partnership, unless it elects to be taxed as a corporation.

If you sell taxable goods or services, register for a Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) license with the Arizona Department of Revenue through AZTaxes.gov; TPT works like a sales tax but is legally a tax on the seller, and many cities add their own transaction privilege tax on top of the state's.

Before you hire, register with the Arizona Department of Economic Security for unemployment insurance tax and with the Arizona Department of Revenue for state income tax withholding. You also need an EIN from the IRS before you run payroll.

It depends on your industry and location: Arizona regulates some professions and activities through state licenses, and many cities and counties require local business licenses. Start with the Arizona Business One Stop.

Arizona does not require an operating agreement, and you never file one with the state. It can be written, oral or even implied by the members' conduct. LLC Register includes an operating agreement with every Arizona LLC it forms.

You need an EIN if your LLC has employees or more than one member, and most banks ask for one to open a business account. A single-member LLC without employees can use the owner's Social Security number for federal taxes, but an EIN keeps it off business paperwork.

Apply for free on the IRS website once the state has approved your LLC; online applicants receive the EIN immediately. Owners without a Social Security number can apply with Form SS-4 by fax or mail.

Yes. You do not have to live in Arizona or be a U.S. citizen to form an Arizona LLC. You do need a registered agent with a physical address in Arizona. Non-U.S. owners without a Social Security number apply for an EIN with IRS Form SS-4.

Yes. Arizona allows an LLC with a single owner. By default the IRS taxes a single-member LLC like a sole proprietorship, reported on the owner's personal return.

No. Arizona's LLC Act does not let you form a domestic series LLC; it only recognizes a foreign LLC's existing series when that company registers to do business in Arizona.

Yes. Licensed professionals such as doctors, accountants and lawyers can form a professional LLC using the "professional limited liability company" or "P.L.L.C." designation, subject to their licensing board's own rules.

Yes. Within 60 days of formation, publish notice of your Articles of Organization for three consecutive issues in a newspaper of general circulation in your statutory agent's county, unless that address is in Maricopa or Pima county, where the Commission publishes the notice automatically on its own website at no cost to you. Cost: free if your statutory agent's address is in Maricopa or Pima county (the Commission publishes it online); otherwise set by the newspaper you use, not by the state.

Order a Certificate of Good Standing from the Arizona Corporation Commission for $10. Banks, lenders and other states often ask for one as proof your LLC is current with the state.

An LLC formed in another state registers to do business in Arizona by filing the Foreign Registration Statement with the Arizona Corporation Commission. The fee is $150, and the LLC needs an Arizona registered agent.

File the Articles of Amendment with the Arizona Corporation Commission for $25. Amend when you change your LLC's name or other information in the formation document.

File the Articles of Termination with the Arizona Corporation Commission for $35. Before you file, wind up the business: pay debts, close tax accounts and distribute what is left to the members.

Register a trade name with the Arizona Secretary of State, a different office from the Corporation Commission, if you plan to do business under a name other than your LLC's legal name. A DBA lets your LLC trade under another name without forming a new company.

Yes. An eligible LLC can elect S corporation tax status by filing IRS Form 2553. The election can reduce self-employment tax once profits are high enough to pay yourself a reasonable salary. Arizona taxes individual income at a flat 2.5% rate, so a default pass-through LLC's profits are taxed once on the members' Arizona returns at that rate. Eligible owners can instead elect Arizona's Small Business Income (SBI) tax, also a flat 2.5%, on a separate SBI return.

An LLC separates your personal assets from business debts and lawsuits, keeps pass-through taxation, and needs less paperwork than a corporation. In Arizona it costs $50 to form, with no annual report to file.

A sole proprietorship costs nothing to start, but you are personally liable for the business's debts. An Arizona LLC costs $50 to form and protects your personal assets, with the same pass-through taxes by default.

Usually not if your business operates in Arizona. An out-of-state LLC doing business here must also register as a foreign LLC in Arizona for $150 and keep an Arizona registered agent, so you pay two states' fees.

No. Formation is included in the $99-a-year Arizona registered agent service. The state still charges its $50 filing fee, which we pass through at cost.

For $99 a year plus the $50 state fee: Arizona LLC formation in year one, an Arizona registered agent, an operating agreement, and ongoing compliance reminders. Renewal is $99 a year. State fees are passed through at cost.

No. FinCEN has exempted companies created in the United States from beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting. Only foreign companies registered to do business in a U.S. state still have to report.

The Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division, handles LLC formations, amendments and annual filings. Its office is at 1300 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007-2996 (Tucson walk-in office: 400 W. Congress Street, Tucson, AZ 85701).

Yes, you should. Mixing business and personal money can weaken the liability protection your LLC gives you. Banks usually ask for your filed Articles of Organization, your EIN and your operating agreement.