How to Register an LLC in Arizona (2026): Fee, Steps, Portal

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What registering an LLC in Arizona means

Arizona keeps the register of companies formed under its law. Your LLC is on it the moment the Arizona Corporation Commission files Articles of Organization. From that day the company can open a bank account, sign contracts and be sued in its own name rather than yours. The registration does not include a federal tax number, an Arizona tax account or a local business license; those come after and are separate registrations with other offices.

People use "register", "form" and "file" for the same act. In Arizona the act is one document, Articles of Organization, and one fee, $50. The step-by-step for everything around it, from the operating agreement to the bank account, is in how to start an LLC in Arizona; this page is about the registration itself.

Registration document

Arizona: Articles of Organization

Filed with

Arizona: The Arizona Corporation Commission (arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov)

State fee

Arizona: $50

Registered agent

Arizona: Required; Arizona street address; agent accepts on the filing

Published processing time

Arizona: About 15 business days after the agent accepts; about 3-5 business days with expedite.

State expedite

Arizona: Expedite $35; next-day $100; same-day $200; 2-hour $400 (timed from the agent's acceptance).

Recurring state report

Arizona: None for LLCs

Arizona LLC registration at a glance
Item	Arizona
Registration document	Articles of Organization
Filed with	The Arizona Corporation Commission (arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov)
State fee	$50
Registered agent	Required; Arizona street address; agent accepts on the filing
Published processing time	About 15 business days after the agent accepts; about 3-5 business days with expedite.
State expedite	Expedite $35; next-day $100; same-day $200; 2-hour $400 (timed from the agent's acceptance).
Recurring state report	None for LLCs

What it costs to register an LLC in Arizona

The filing fee is set by Arizona and is the same whether you file it yourself or a service files it for you. Arizona charges $50 for the Articles of Organization.

Articles of Organization filing fee

Amount: $50
Notes: Paid once, to the state

Expedited review

Amount: Expedite $35; next-day $100; same-day $200; 2-hour $400 (timed from the agent's acceptance).
Notes: Optional, set by the state

Recurring state report

Amount: None for LLCs

Arizona LLC registration fees, 2026
Fee	Amount	Notes
Articles of Organization filing fee	$50	Paid once, to the state
Expedited review	Expedite $35; next-day $100; same-day $200; 2-hour $400 (timed from the agent's acceptance).	Optional, set by the state
Recurring state report	None for LLCs

State fees verified October 2026 and set by the state, not by us. Online filing prices. Yearly costs, the five-year total and how Arizona compares are in Arizona LLC cost.

Step 1: Confirm Arizona is the state to register in

Register where the company will actually operate. An LLC that does business in Arizona but registers elsewhere has to register in Arizona anyway, as a foreign LLC, and pay two states.

Wyoming, Delaware and Nevada come up because of privacy, case law or taxes. They make sense for a holding company or a business with no fixed location. A company that operates in Arizona and registers somewhere else ends up registered in both. The comparison is in cheapest states to form an LLC.

Step 2: Clear the name with Arizona

Arizona requires a name distinguishable from every company on its records, with an LLC designator. Search the state's business records at arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov before you file.

Rules on designators, restricted words and the distinguishability test are in LLC name rules. A rejection for a name conflict costs days and, in some states, a second fee.

Step 3: Name an Arizona registered agent

Arizona requires a registered agent with an Arizona street address, available in business hours. On the filing: A Statutory Agent Acceptance (M002) or online ABC dashboard acceptance must exist before examination, or the Articles are rejected. Name someone who has not agreed and the filing is rejected. Serving yourself: A member or manager can serve as an individual (must be a permanent full-time AZ resident with an AZ street address). The LLC itself cannot.

Who may serve, whether the agent signs, and what becomes public: Arizona registered agent requirements.

Step 4: Prepare Articles of Organization

The Arizona form asks for the company name with its LLC designator, the registered agent and its Arizona street address, the principal or mailing address, and the organizer who signs. Organizers are 'persons', and 'person' includes entities (A.R.S. 29-3102, 29-3201). The organizer need not be a member or manager, so a filing service can be organizer. Everything on it becomes a public record; what Arizona shows is listed below.

The document itself, and what every state's version asks for, is explained in articles of organization.

Step 5: File Articles of Organization and pay the $50 fee

Filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission (arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov). The state fee is $50, paid once. Arizona publishes this guidance on processing: About 15 business days after the agent accepts; about 3-5 business days with expedite.

Faster review: Expedite $35; next-day $100; same-day $200; 2-hour $400 (timed from the agent's acceptance).

Arizona takes the filing from the public at arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov. Ready to file? The Articles of Organization prepared and filed for you, with the state fee on its own line: form your Arizona LLC at america-llc-filing.com.

Step 6: Complete the Arizona registrations that follow

2 registrations follow in Arizona: (1) Publication of notice of the Articles; (2) Annual report. Then the federal tax number and the operating agreement.

The order and the deadlines are in what to do after forming an LLC. The recurring state report is the one owners forget.

What becomes public when you register in Arizona

Everything on Articles of Organization is a public record once Arizona files it; anyone can pull it from the state's business search. On the Arizona filing: Member-managed: name and address of every member. Manager-managed: name and address of every manager plus each member owning 20% or more. Organizer printed name and signature. All of this is public on the internet.

Organizers are 'persons', and 'person' includes entities (A.R.S. 29-3102, 29-3201). The organizer need not be a member or manager, so a filing service can be organizer. The operating agreement, the ownership split and the tax election are not filed with Arizona and stay private. Do you need an operating agreement?

How long Arizona takes to register an LLC

Arizona publishes this guidance on processing: About 15 business days after the agent accepts; about 3-5 business days with expedite. Paid faster review is offered: Expedite $35; next-day $100; same-day $200; 2-hour $400 (timed from the agent's acceptance). The figures are the state's own and move with its workload; a rejection for a name conflict or a missing agent consent restarts the clock. Every state's published time is in how long it takes to form an LLC.

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After registration in Arizona

The state registration is the first of several. These are the ones Arizona owners run into, in the order they usually come up.

Publication of notice of the Articles. Due within 60 days of approval; the ACC approval letter gives instructions. Cost: $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. Due none: AZ LLCs do not file annual reports. Cost: $0.
Federal tax number (EIN). Issued by the IRS after the state registration, at no charge; the bank asks for it. How to get one: Arizona EIN number.
Operating agreement. Not filed with Arizona, but the document that says who owns the company and who can sign for it.

Before you file in Arizona

From Arizona's published forms and filing instructions:

L041 requires the name and address of all members, and the filing is rejected without the attachment.
Manager-managed filings need the manager's address plus names and addresses of members owning 20% or more.
Agent acceptance (M002 signature or ABC online acceptance) is mandatory.

Sources

The Arizona facts on this page come from the state's own forms, fee schedules and statutes, read for the October 2026 fee audit. Fees change; the state's page is the final word.

Standard Filings is a filing service, not a law firm. This page is general information from Arizona's published filing rules and fee schedules, not legal or tax advice.

Arizona LLC registration FAQ

How much does it cost to register an LLC in Arizona?+

Arizona charges $50 to file the Articles of Organization, paid once to the state and the same whether you file yourself or use a service. There is no recurring state report for Arizona LLCs. State fees verified October 2026; the full picture is in Arizona LLC cost.

Where do I register an LLC in Arizona?+

With the Arizona Corporation Commission (arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov). That is the only office that creates the company. Tax accounts, the registrations listed above and local licenses are registered separately afterwards.

How long does Arizona take to register an LLC?+

Do I need an Arizona registered agent?+

Yes. Arizona requires a registered agent with an Arizona street address, available in business hours. On the filing: A Statutory Agent Acceptance (M002) or online ABC dashboard acceptance must exist before examination, or the Articles are rejected. Name someone who has not agreed and the filing is rejected. Serving yourself: A member or manager can serve as an individual (must be a permanent full-time AZ resident with an AZ street address). The LLC itself cannot. Who may serve and what becomes public is in Arizona registered agent requirements.

Can I register an Arizona LLC from out of state?+

Yes. Arizona takes filings from anyone, but the registered agent must have an Arizona street address, so an out-of-state owner names an Arizona resident or a registered agent company. If the company does business where you live, it registers there too, as a foreign LLC.

What do I file in Arizona every year?+

Arizona has no recurring annual report for LLCs. 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 items: Publication of notice of the Articles; Annual report.