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Arizona LLC requirements

Every requirement we've verified for a domestic LLC in Arizona, with the source for each. For the plain-English cost answer, use the cost calculator.

Filing agencyArizona Corporation Commission (Corporations Division)
Formation filing fee$50
Filing fee notes$50 standard filing fee for Articles of Organization (ACC LLC fee schedule PDF).
Standard processingNot confirmed. ACC was transitioning to a new portal ('Arizona Business Center') around January 2026 which may affect timelines.
Expedited options$85 expedited per ACC LLC fee schedule; unclear whether total or add-on to the $50 base.
Periodic reportNone required
Report frequency
Report fee
Report deadline
Late penaltyN/A
Administrative dissolutionLLCs can be administratively dissolved for failing to maintain a statutory agent at all times.
State taxNo franchise tax or annual tax on Arizona LLCs.
Minimum state taxNone
Newspaper publicationRequired within 60 days of formation: notice of Articles of Organization filing published 3 consecutive publications in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of the known place of business (A.R.S. Title 29). EXCEPTION: if county population exceeds 800,000 the Commission publishes on its own website instead - in practice exempting Maricopa and Pima county LLCs from newspaper cost.
Registered agent requiredYes
First-year minimum$50
Cross-checked Checked Source: azcc.gov All sources

Confidence

What we're less sure about

Cross-checked, pending a second verification pass

  • Newspaper publication cost for non-Maricopa/Pima counties is a real variable third-party expense not included (not a state fee).
  • $85 expedite composition unverified.
  • Standard processing time unconfirmed.

Provenance

Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. If a state changes a fee and we haven't caught it, tell us — we log corrections publicly.

  • azcc.gov — https://azcc.gov/docs/default-source/corps-files/fee-schedules/fee-schedule-llcs.pdf
  • azcc.gov — https://azcc.gov/faqs/BusinessServicesFAQs
  • azleg.gov — https://www.azleg.gov/ars/29/03201.htm