File Articles of Organization with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC). Include the statutory agent’s acceptance and the required information about who will run the LLC.

This guide covers forming a new Arizona LLC. If your LLC already exists in another state or country, use the foreign-registration process instead.

Arizona LLC at a glance

Official filing website
Arizona Corporation Commission
Business name check
Search business namesA name search does not reserve or approve the name.
Formation document
Articles of Organization
State filing fee
$50The current fee schedule lists $50 regular processing or $85 expedited processing. The ACC FAQ describes the online formation route at $85. Publication costs, where required, are separate.
Processing time
Online14-16 business daysPaper14-16 business days; add mail transitPublished guide estimate. Published guide estimate for a complete filing; not a state guarantee. Check the filing office before setting a deadline.
Ongoing report or tax
ACC annual report
Report / renewal charge
$0This does not remove tax, licensing or statutory-agent obligations.
Frequency / due date
Not required for LLCs
Transaction privilege tax base
5.6%Local rates may apply. July 1, 2026 snapshot; not an address-specific rate. Arizona uses a transaction privilege tax on taxable business activities. The general retail state rate is shown; local rates and other classifications can differ.Official tax agency ↗
Names in formation records
Management names requiredMember-managed LLCs list all members. Manager-managed LLCs list all managers and members owning at least 20% of capital or profits. Include the required management attachment. Other filings and private bank/tax records may identify owners.

Before you file in Arizona

Choose your management structure, obtain the statutory agent’s consent and prepare the principal address and required members’ or managers’ addresses.

Search business names ↗

File the Articles of Organization

Open Arizona Business Center ↗

  1. Sign in to Arizona Business Center and start a domestic LLC filing. Enter the name and business details.
  2. Complete the management section and agent-acceptance step. If using paper forms, include the required management attachment and agent acceptance.
  3. Sign, choose standard or expedited processing and submit. Follow the approved filing’s publication instructions.
Hand-drawn path from choosing a name to filing the LLC and organizing the next steps.
Prepare, file, then complete the post-approval tasks.

What to enter in the form

Statutory agent
This is Arizona’s term for a registered agent. The appointee must accept the job; entering a name alone is not enough.
Management attachment
For a member-managed LLC, list all members. For a manager-managed LLC, list all managers and each member owning at least 20% of the capital or profits. Use the attachment for the structure you selected.
Principal address
Enter the LLC’s principal business location. It may differ from the agent’s office.
Duration
Choose perpetual duration if the company has no planned end date. Enter an end date only if one is intended.

Formation form or legal requirements ↗

After approval in Arizona

  • If the statutory-agent street address is in Maricopa or Pima County, the ACC publishes the notice. Elsewhere, arrange newspaper publication as directed in the approval letter.
  • Keep the publication evidence with the approved articles.

Keep your LLC records current

ACC LLC forms and requirements ↗

  1. Ordinary Arizona LLCs do not file an ACC annual report.
  2. When the agent, addresses or management information changes, use the corresponding ACC change form. Continue to file required tax returns and renew business licenses.

Compare the filing cycles in our annual report and recurring-fee table.

Common mistakes

  • Do not pay a private “annual report” invoice as though it were a required ACC LLC report.

Next steps: operating agreement · get an EIN · starting checklist.

Sources and filing links

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Research and walkthrough references

These references provide background and filing walkthroughs. Follow current state instructions if an older walkthrough differs.

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