Arizona LLC cost
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An Arizona LLC costs $50 to form by mail at regular processing, or $85 online, which includes the ACC's $35 expedite. After that, the ACC charges nothing: Arizona LLCs file no annual report and pay no yearly fee. The cost people miss is publication. If your statutory agent's street address is outside Maricopa and Pima counties, you pay a newspaper for three consecutive notices within 60 days of approval, and the ACC doesn't publish what that costs. If you sell goods or do another taxable activity, add a $12 TPT license plus a city fee, renewed every January 1.
- To form
- $50
- Cheapest way to file
- Year one total
- $85
- Online filing with expedite; $50 by mail at regular processing
- Every year after
- $0
- No annual report or ACC fee; TPT renewal only if licensed
Our recommendation
Budget $85 for year one and $0 for year two
File online for $85. The $35 expedite is built into the online price and turns 14 to 16 business days into 3 to 5, and your agent accepts by email instead of signing a paper form. Skip next-day, same-day, and 2-hour review. If you live outside Maricopa and Pima counties, price a year of statutory agent service with a Phoenix or Tucson address against two newspaper quotes before you file; the agent often costs less and also keeps your home address off the record. Then calendar 60 days after approval for publication, and January 1 if you hold a TPT license.
Every Arizona LLC fee, line by line
What's required, what's optional, and where the total climbs past the filing fee.
| Item | Cost | Required? | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Articles of Organization (regular processing) | $50 | Yes | Base fee; by mail at regular processing. Fees are nonrefundable |
| Expedite fee | +$35 | Included online | The ACC states online formation costs $85 ($50 + $35); typically 3 to 5 business days |
| Next-day review | +$100 | Optional | Received by 5 p.m. |
| Same-day review | +$200 | Optional | Received by 10 a.m. |
| 2-hour review | +$400 | Optional | Received by 3 p.m. |
| Name reservation | $10 | Optional | Holds the name for 120 days |
| Statutory agent service | $50-$150/yr | Optional | $0 if you are an Arizona resident and serve yourself |
| Newspaper publication | Set by the newspaper | Only if agent is outside Maricopa/Pima | Three consecutive publications within 60 days of approval |
| ACC online publication | $0 | Automatic for Maricopa/Pima agents | Posted in the ACC public notice database |
| EIN | Free | Recommended | IRS direct |
| Operating agreement | Free if you draft it yourself | Recommended | Not required by statute; not filed |
| TPT license | $12 per location + city fee | If you do a taxable activity | City fees run $1 to $50; renews every January 1 |
| City business license | Varies by city | Depends on city | Check your city; separate from the TPT city fee |
| Annual report | $0 | None for LLCs | Only corporations file one |
| Certificate of good standing | $10 | Optional | Only if a bank or lender asks; $45 for instant online |
| Reinstatement after dissolution | $100 | Only if dissolved | Within 6 years |
| Total (bare minimum DIY) | $50 to form, then $0/yr | — | Mail filing at regular processing ($85 online), self-serve agent in Maricopa or Pima; newspaper notices extra elsewhere |
| Total (typical first year with commercial agent) | $135-$235 | — | $85 expedited online filing + typical statutory agent; a Maricopa or Pima agent means no newspaper cost |
What you pay Arizona, and when
The recurring dates are the ones people miss. Put each one on your calendar the day the LLC is approved.
- Articles of Organization
- $50 / $85
- When you form. $50 by mail at regular processing, $85 online with the expedite included.
- Publication
- Varies
- Within 60 days of approval, only if your statutory agent's street address is outside Maricopa and Pima counties. The newspaper sets the price.
- Annual report
- $0
- None. Arizona LLCs file no annual report and pay the ACC no yearly fee.
- TPT license
- $12 + city
- Before you start a taxable activity. Renews every January 1; a late renewal costs 50% of the city fee.
- Reinstatement
- $100
- Only if dissolved, within 6 years. An LLC without a statutory agent or principal address for 60 days can be dissolved.
Arizona statutory agent cost
Arizona requires a statutory agent with an Arizona street address, and that address goes on the ACC's public record. If you live in Arizona and don't mind your address being public, you can be your own agent for free. A commercial agent, usually $50 to $150 a year, keeps your home address off the agent line and forwards lawsuit papers and ACC notices. In Arizona it also changes the publication rule: the county of your agent's street address decides whether you buy newspaper notices. An agent in Maricopa or Pima County means the ACC posts your notice online at no charge. It doesn't hide the member or manager names and addresses you list on the Articles.
Arizona LLC cost vs nearby states
Cheaper elsewhere doesn't mean cheaper for you. If you live and work in Arizona, an out-of-state LLC still has to register here and pay Arizona's fees too.
| State | Upfront cost | Ongoing state cost |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | $50 mail / $85 online + publication outside Maricopa/Pima | $0 state annual fee |
| California | $70 | $800/yr annual tax + $20 every 2 years |
| Nevada | ~$425 | $350/yr |
| Utah | $59 | $18/yr + local business license |
| Wyoming | $100 | $60+/yr |
| Delaware | $110 | $400/yr |
FAQ
How much does an LLC cost in Arizona?
$50 to file Articles of Organization by mail at regular processing, or $85 online with the $35 expedite included. If your statutory agent is outside Maricopa and Pima counties, add three newspaper notices. After that, the ACC charges nothing yearly. A TPT license costs $12 plus city fees if you do a taxable activity.
What is the Arizona LLC annual fee?
There isn't one. The ACC says only corporations file annual reports, and LLCs pay the ACC no yearly fee. Keep your statutory agent and principal address current: an LLC without either for 60 days can be administratively dissolved, and reinstatement costs $100.
How much does Arizona LLC publication cost?
Nothing if your statutory agent's street address is in Maricopa or Pima County; the ACC posts the notice online for free. Anywhere else, you buy three consecutive notices in a newspaper in the agent's county within 60 days of approval. The newspaper sets the price and the ACC doesn't publish a typical cost, so get quotes from two papers on the ACC's list.
How much is a TPT license in Arizona?
$12 per location for the state license, plus a fee for each city where you operate. ADOR lists Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale, and Peoria at $50 and Mesa, Tucson, and Flagstaff at $20. It renews every January 1. You only need one if the LLC does a taxable activity such as retail sales; a consulting business generally doesn't.
How much is a statutory agent in Arizona?
Free if you're an Arizona resident and serve yourself, but your address goes on the ACC's public record and its county decides whether you publish. A commercial statutory agent usually costs $50 to $150 a year. One with a Maricopa or Pima County address also means the ACC handles your publication for free.