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How to start an LLC in Arizona

Every step to form your LLC in Arizona, with the state's fees and the official page for each. Checked against the state's own pages on September 30, 2026.

Filing fee
$50
Regular report
None
What you file
Articles of Organization
Where
The Arizona Corporation Commission

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What an LLC costs in Arizona

Filing Articles of Organization with the Arizona Corporation Commission$50
Newspaper noticeSee its step
An EIN from the IRSFree
A registered agentFree if you're your own; a service charges a yearly fee

The state's fees only. Card or handling fees, a registered agent service, local licenses and taxes come on top where they apply. Checked against official sources on September 30, 2026. It's general information, not legal or tax advice.

Step by step

In the order most owners do them. Each step says where it happens and links to the official page.

  1. With the state

    Check your name is free

    Search the Arizona Corporation Commission's business records to check no business already uses your name, or one too close to it. An LLC's name must also end with "LLC" or a similar ending.

    Search business names (opens the official site)

  2. Your records

    Choose a registered agent

    Arizona calls it a statutory agent. It can be a person who lives in Arizona full time, with a street address there, or a business entity allowed to do business in Arizona (but not your own business). The agent must accept the appointment in writing: in the Arizona Business Center when you file online, or on the Statutory Agent Acceptance form with a paper filing.

  3. With the state

    File your Articles of Organization

    File them with the Arizona Corporation Commission, online in the Arizona Business Center or by mail, with your statutory agent's acceptance. The state's fee is $50; expedited processing adds $35. Once they're approved, your business exists.

    File online (opens the official site)

  4. Your records

    Publish notice of your new business, if Arizona asks

    Within 60 days after the Corporation Commission approves your filing, notice of it must be published. If your LLC's statutory agent street address, or your corporation's known place of business, is in Maricopa or Pima County, the Commission posts it on its website for you. Otherwise, you publish it three times in a row in a newspaper of general circulation in that county; you may file the newspaper's affidavit with the Commission. Don't publish before approval: the Commission's approval letter says whether you need to and how.

    How to publish it (opens the official site)

  5. Your records

    Write an operating agreement

    It sets out who owns the LLC, how decisions are made and what happens if someone leaves. It isn't filed with the state: keep it with your records. A lawyer can help you write one.

  6. With the IRS

    Get an EIN from the IRS

    An Employer Identification Number is your business's tax number, for taxes, hiring and a bank account. Apply once your Articles of Organization are filed. It's free from the IRS: with a Social Security number or ITIN, you can apply on the IRS's own site and get it at once. Watch out for look-alike sites that charge for it.

    Apply for an EIN on IRS.gov (opens the official site)

  7. With the state

    Register for state taxes

    If you'll sell goods or services subject to Arizona's transaction privilege tax (commonly called sales tax), get a TPT license from the Arizona Department of Revenue: $12 for each location, and your city may need its own license too. Employers register as well: one Arizona Joint Tax Application covers the Department of Revenue (withholding) and the Department of Economic Security (unemployment insurance).

    Register for state taxes (opens the official site)

  8. City or county

    Check local licenses and permits

    The Arizona Corporation Commission doesn't issue business or occupational licenses. Register with your city, or your county if you're outside city limits, for its transaction privilege tax and any business or occupational licenses it requires. Some trades need a license from a state board or agency too, and your city or county may need permits or zoning approval, such as to work from home.

    Find your local requirements (opens the official site)

  9. Your records

    Open a business bank account

    Keep the business's money apart from your own: it keeps your records clear at tax time, and keeps the LLC separate from you. Banks usually ask for your filed Articles of Organization and your EIN.

Questions about an LLC in Arizona

How much does it cost to start an LLC in Arizona?

The state's fee to file Articles of Organization is $50. There's no regular report to file with the state. It also asks for newspaper notice, which can cost more. An EIN from the IRS is free.

Does Arizona require a yearly report for an LLC?

No. Arizona doesn't ask an LLC for a regular report. Its other steps, below, still apply, and so do its taxes.

Can I form an LLC in Arizona myself?

Yes. You file Articles of Organization with the Arizona Corporation Commission and pay the state's fee, and the steps above show where. You don't need a lawyer, though one can advise on your situation. PressUp's free checklist follows these steps with you.

Is this legal or tax advice?

No. PressUp isn't a law firm or an accountant. This guide is general information from Arizona's official pages, checked on September 30, 2026. For advice about your own situation, ask a lawyer or an accountant.

Where this comes from

Arizona's official pages, read on September 30, 2026:

LLC guides for other states