Forming an Arizona LLC: $50, Form L010, Zero Annual Reports

An Arizona LLC takes one document (Articles of Organization, Form L010), one $50 payment, and one agent on file. The filing goes to the Arizona Corporation Commission, because Arizona routes entity filings through the ACC instead of a Secretary of State, and once the company exists there is no annual report to feed. Steps, fees, and fine print below.

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The $50 Arizona LLC Filing Fee (Plus the Expedite Menu)

Arizona's filing fee for the Articles of Organization is $50. Need it faster? The ACC sells speed in tiers: $35 for expedited, then next-day (add $100), same-day (add $200), and two-hour (add $400) service per the L010 instructions.

Item	Amount
LLC formation service (that's us)	$199 one-time
Arizona filing fee, Form L010	$50 one-time
Registered agent, mandatory statewide	$99/year
Annual report fee	$0, Arizona LLCs file none

Our piece is the $199 filing service. The $50 goes straight to the ACC. The agent line is its own $99/year subscription.

Form L010: Arizona's Articles of Organization

Arizona's formation filing is authorized by A.R.S. § 29-3201, under which organizers form the LLC by delivering articles of organization to the Commission for filing. The document collects the LLC name, principal address, the statutory agent's name and Arizona street address (statutory agent being Arizona's word for registered agent), the management structure, and the organizers.

Sources: A.R.S. § 29-3201 statute text · Form L010 (PDF).

File it online at https://ecorp.azcc.gov/ (the Arizona Business Center) or mail the PDF. Online is the faster lane; paper adds transit and handling time.

Arizona LLC Formation Steps

1. Clear the name. It needs an LLC designator, and it cannot collide with an entity already in the ACC's records. Run the ACC entity search first; restricted words like "bank" or "insurance" stay off limits without licensing.
2. Put your agent in place. An Arizona street address, business-hours availability, and a signed Form M002 acceptance, since the appointment is not effective until the ACC has it. We take the role for $99/year and keep your home address off the record.
3. File Form L010 with the $50 fee. Online at ecorp.azcc.gov or by mail.
4. Decide how fast. The standard queue is first come, first served; $35 upgrades to expedited, and the next-day, same-day, and two-hour tiers add $100, $200, and $400.
5. Publish, unless exempt. Within 60 days of approval, the notice runs three consecutive times in an approved newspaper in the county of your agent's street address. Agent address in Maricopa or Pima County? Exempt under A.R.S. § 29-3201(G); the ACC posts the notice instead.
6. Write the operating agreement. Not filed with the state, still essential: ownership splits, profit flow, decision rights, member exits. Without one, Arizona's default rules run your company.
7. Grab the EIN. Free at IRS.gov, roughly ten minutes. Anyone charging you for one is reselling a free form.

After Approval: Keeping the LLC Alive

• Keep the statutory agent and Arizona street address current at all times
• File changes when they happen (Form L020 covers a new agent or principal address)
• No annual report; only a free, dormancy-triggered attestation exists, and it only appears after two years of zero filings
• Separate accounts, separate books, and taxes handled on schedule

Neglect the list and the ACC can dissolve the entity, taking the liability shield with it.

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Arizona's Registered Agent Rule (the Statutory Agent)

Statutory requirement, zero exceptions: every Arizona LLC keeps a registered agent, which the statute names the statutory agent, for its entire life. The role demands:

• A real Arizona street address (a PO box on its own fails)
• Presence during regular business hours to accept legal service
• Fast handoff of anything served, so response deadlines survive

Whatever name and address go on the filing become public in the ACC database. For $99 a year we put our address there, scan everything the day it lands, and flag anything with a deadline.

Common Questions

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

$50 to the ACC for the Articles of Organization, one of the lower state fees going. The expedite tiers are optional, and no annual report fee ever follows.

How long does it take to form an LLC in Arizona?

The standard queue moves in filing order, and the ACC publishes its current processing times. Expedited, next-day, same-day, and two-hour tiers exist when waiting is not an option.

Does Arizona require an annual report?

Not from LLCs. The exemption is statutory; corporations are the ones that file yearly.

Do I need a registered agent for my Arizona LLC?

Yes. The statutory agent requirement in A.R.S. § 29-3115 runs from the day you file until the day the LLC dissolves.

Can I form an LLC in Arizona if I live in another state?

Yes. Residency is irrelevant to ownership; the agent is the only piece that must sit in Arizona, and we cover it for $99 a year.

Get Your Arizona LLC Filed

File Form L010 yourself at https://ecorp.azcc.gov/ with $50 to the ACC, or hand us the whole thing for $199. Either way the agent requirement applies from day one.

List our registered agent service on the formation paperwork: $99 annually buys the Arizona address on file, same-day document scans, and an alert before every deadline the state creates.

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Need just the agent by itself? The registered agent plan runs $99 a year.

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