The short answer
- To form the LLC
- $50 to file the Articles of Organization, plus newspaper publication priced by the newspapers.
- Every year after
- Nothing: Arizona has no annual report for LLCs.
- Five years, filing it yourself
- $50: the formation fee plus five years of the state's recurring fee, with no service fees.
Start your Arizona LLC
Our service fee and the Arizona filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
Start your Arizona LLCWhat's included
- Name availability check before we file
- Articles of Organization prepared and filed with Arizona
- Submitted within 3 business days, or the same day as an option
- Approved documents emailed, plus a private order page
- Arizona's after-formation deadlines in writing
- A real person by email
Arizona LLC one-time costs
What Arizona charges once, when the LLC is formed, and the optional costs that arrive at the same time. The state fee is the same whether you file yourself or use a service.
- Amount
- $50
- Notes
- Paid to Arizona to file the Articles of Organization. One time.
- Amount
- Set by the state
- Notes
- Expedite $35; next-day $100; same-day $200; 2-hour $400 (timed from the agent's acceptance).
- Amount
- Set by the newspapers
- Notes
- Publication of notice of the Articles.
- Amount
- Free if you serve yourself; our agent service can be added in the application
- Notes
- Required in Arizona; a street address in the state.
- Amount
- Free if you write it, or our self-help template after checkout
- Notes
- Not filed with the state.
- Amount
- Our fee, itemized at checkout
- Notes
- Optional. Our fee and the Arizona filing & processing appear as separate lines before you pay.
State fees verified October 2026 and set by the state, not by us. Online filing prices; a few states charge a different amount on paper.
Arizona LLC ongoing costs
Arizona is one of the few states with no recurring report for LLCs, so the ongoing state cost is the tax picture below and nothing else.
- The state's rule
- None
- Notes
- No LLC annual report.
- The state's rule
- None
- Notes
- Arizona adds no LLC tax beyond the figures above.
State fees verified October 2026 and set by the state, not by us. Due rules, penalties and dissolution triggers are read from each state's statute or filing office page; the reinstatement figure is the state's own total at that point.
Arizona LLC annual fee
Arizona charges no annual fee for an LLC and requires no annual report. Arizona requires newspaper publication after filing unless the statutory agent's street address is in Maricopa or Pima County (there the Corporation Commission posts the notice itself). Publication is arranged and paid by you directly; we file the articles. Note also that under a May 2025 Corporation Commission policy, an LLC with no filings in the past two years receives a notice each January asking it to confirm it still exists; it must be answered within 60 days or administrative dissolution begins. Arizona corporations do still file a true annual report.
Other recurring obligations
- Publication of notice of the Articles. within 60 days of approval; the ACC approval letter gives instructions. $0 if the statutory agent's street address is in Maricopa or Pima County (the ACC posts the notice on its website). Otherwise a newspaper in the county must publish it, at varying cost.
- Annual report. none: AZ LLCs do not file annual reports. $0.
Arizona LLC filing fee: $50
The filing fee is what Arizona charges to file your Articles of Organization, the document that creates the company. Arizona charges $50. It is the one cost nobody can avoid: it is the same whether you file directly with the state or hire a service, and no legitimate service can waive it. Which form Arizona uses, where it is filed and what it asks: how to register an LLC in Arizona.
Arizona's published processing time: About 15 business days after the agent accepts; about 3-5 business days with expedite.
Faster review from the state: Expedite $35; next-day $100; same-day $200; 2-hour $400 (timed from the agent's acceptance).
By filing fee, Arizona ranks 4 of 51 jurisdictions, cheapest first; the median state charges $100.
Five-year Arizona LLC cost: $50
$50 to form, plus nothing recurring from the state, comes to $50 paid to Arizona over five years, assuming every report is filed on time. Taxes on the company's income, licenses and a registered agent service are separate.
See your exact Arizona total before you pay
Our service fee and the Arizona filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay, each on its own line.
What the Arizona state fee does not include
The filing fee buys the state's approval of the Articles of Organization and nothing else. These are the costs that sit outside it.
- Registered agent. Arizona requires one, with a street address in the state. Serving as your own agent is free; the address becomes public record. Our registered agent service can be added in the application. Arizona registered agent requirements.
- Operating agreement. Not filed with the state and free if you write it yourself. Our self-help template is available after checkout.
- Newspaper publication. Publication of notice of the Articles. $0 if the statutory agent's street address is in Maricopa or Pima County (the ACC posts the notice on its website). Otherwise a newspaper in the county must publish it, at varying cost. The newspapers set the price, so it is not in the state's fee schedule.
- Business licenses and permits. Set by the city, county or licensing board for your line of business, not by the formation filing. Many Arizona LLCs need none; a restaurant, contractor or salon usually needs several.
- Taxes. An LLC's income is taxed through its owners' returns unless it elects otherwise, and sales tax or employer registrations are separate state accounts with no formation fee attached.
- Filing service. Our fee is itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay, with same-day submission as an option. The state fee is identical either way.
How to pay less for an Arizona LLC
- File the Articles of Organization yourself. Arizona takes it online at arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov for the $50 state fee alone.
- Be your own registered agent if you have an Arizona street address and are there during business hours. The trade-off is privacy: the address goes on the public record.
- Write your own operating agreement. No state charges for it and Arizona does not file it.
- Skip state expedite unless a date depends on it. The state's standard queue costs nothing extra.
- Form where you do business. An LLC that operates in Arizona but is formed elsewhere must register in Arizona as a foreign LLC anyway, paying Arizona's registration fee and its recurring report on top of the home state's.
How Arizona compares
By filing fee, Arizona is number 4 of 51 jurisdictions, cheapest first. The filing fee is paid once; the recurring line is what separates states over time.
- Filing fee
- $50
- Recurring
- None
- Five-year total
- $50
- Filing fee
- $70
- Recurring
- $800 a year in franchise tax, plus a $20 Statement of Information every 2 years
- Five-year total
- $4,130 (five $800 tax payments and three statements)
- Filing fee
- $425
- Recurring
- $350 a year (annual list plus state business license)
- Five-year total
- $2,175
- Filing fee
- $59
- Recurring
- $18 a year
- Five-year total
- $149
- Filing fee
- $50
- Recurring
- None
- Five-year total
- $50
State fees verified October 2026 and set by the state, not by us.
Every state's fee is in LLC cost by state, and the case for and against forming elsewhere is in cheapest states to form an LLC.
Filing yourself vs. using us
Filing directly with Arizona costs only the state's own fee: $50. The state takes formations at arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov. Through us, you pay our service fee plus the Arizona filing & processing, for the name check, the Articles of Organization prepared and submitted, the approved documents emailed to you and Arizona's deadlines in writing. Both lines are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
Sources
State fees verified October 2026; page last updated November 1, 2026. The figures above are read from Arizona's own fee schedule, forms and statutes:
- azcc.gov (azcc.gov/docs/default-source/corps-files/instructions/l010i-instructions-article...)
- azcc.gov (azcc.gov/docs/default-source/corps-files/forms/l010-articles-of-organization.pdf)
- azcc.gov (azcc.gov/docs/default-source/corps-files/forms/l041-member-structure-attachment....)
- azcc.gov (azcc.gov/docs/default-source/corps-files/fee-schedules/fee-schedule-llcs.pdf)
- azcc.gov (azcc.gov/faqs/BusinessServicesFAQs)
- azcc.gov (azcc.gov/corporations/accelerated-services)
Standard Filings is a filing service, not a law firm. This page is general information from each state's published filing rules and fee schedules, not legal or tax advice.
Arizona LLC cost FAQ
How much does it cost to start an LLC in Arizona?+
Arizona charges $50. That is the state's own fee and it is the same whether you file yourself or use a service. If you have us file it, our service fee and the Arizona filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
Does Arizona charge an annual fee for an LLC?+
No. Arizona requires no annual report from LLCs and charges no annual fee. Arizona requires newspaper publication after filing unless the statutory agent's street address is in Maricopa or Pima County (there the Corporation Commission posts the notice itself). Publication is arranged and paid by you directly; we file the articles. Note also that under a May 2025 Corporation Commission policy, an LLC with no filings in the past two years receives a notice each January asking it to confirm it still exists; it must be answered within 60 days or administrative dissolution begins. Arizona corporations do still file a true annual report.
When is the Arizona LLC annual report due?+
Arizona has no annual report for LLCs, so there is no state due date to track; see the note on what the state asks for instead.
What is the late penalty for an Arizona LLC report?+
There is none, because Arizona has no LLC annual report. The obligations the state does have are described in the note above.
Is there a franchise tax in Arizona?+
No. Arizona charges no franchise, privilege or LLC tax on top of the formation filing; the LLC's income is taxed through its owners' returns in the ordinary way, and any state income tax registration is separate from the formation and report fees here.
How much is a registered agent in Arizona?+
Nothing from the state: Arizona charges no fee for naming a registered agent. Serving as your own agent is free if you have a street address in Arizona and are there during business hours; the address becomes public record. A commercial registered agent charges a yearly fee that the agent sets, in exchange for keeping its Arizona address on the record and forwarding what arrives.
Can I file the Arizona Articles of Organization myself?+
Yes. Arizona accepts the Articles of Organization directly from business owners at arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov, and you pay only the state's $50 fee. Arizona's published processing time: About 15 business days after the agent accepts; about 3-5 business days with expedite. State expedite is optional: Expedite $35; next-day $100; same-day $200; 2-hour $400 (timed from the agent's acceptance).
What does your service add to the state fee?+
Our service fee covers a name availability check, your Articles of Organization prepared and filed, the approved documents emailed to you, and Arizona's deadlines in writing. The Arizona filing & processing is a separate line, and both are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Fees change; confirm the current amount with Arizona before you rely on it.
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