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Arizona Foreign LLC Registration

The fee, the form, what triggers registration in Arizona, and how to file.

State filing fee $150 one-time
Registered agent $125/year based on Northwest RA
Estimated total $525
Arizona data last reviewed Oct 9, 2026 · azcc.gov Totals include the $150 filing fee once, Northwest RA at $125/year, and Arizona recurring state costs over the selected period.

Foreign Qualification

Filing fee
$150
Form
Foreign Registration Statement
Annual obligation
No annual report required
Processing time
Arizona publishes a live table by filing type and service level at the Arizona Business Center, restated with a date line.
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On 16 August 2026 LLC new filings stood at 12 days regular, 6 days expedited and 1 day for same or next day service, counted from the next full day after receipt. Check the table rather than relying on a stored figure

Expedite
$35 for ordinary expedite, which the ACC estimates at 3 to 5 days and accepts by post, in person or online.
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Above that sits a separate accelerated ladder: $100 next day, $200 same day if received before 10am, $400 within two hours. THE ACCELERATED TIERS CANNOT BE POSTED and are taken online, at the counter or by fax to 602-542-0900

Estimated year 1 cost
$150
Note: Arizona does not require LLCs to file annual reports. LLC filings are handled by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), not the Secretary of State. A foreign LLC registering in Arizona has NO newspaper publication duty: A.R.S. 29-3201(G) hangs that requirement on the filing of articles of organization, which a foreign LLC does not file, and the registration article at A.R.S. 29-3902 imposes none. The ACC instructions for Form L025 say the same. For a DOMESTIC Arizona LLC the requirement is real: publish Notice of Formation in an approved newspaper within 60 days of formation, three consecutive publications, typically $60 to $120. Exempt if the statutory agent is in a county of more than 800,000 people, which today means Maricopa or Pima.
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Need to register your LLC in Arizona?

Northwest files the foreign registration and serves as your registered agent in Arizona, which the filing requires. Only need an agent? Northwest's registered agent service alone is $125/year.

Have Northwest register your LLC in Arizona ↗
$225 + the state fee · One year of registered agent included
Other registered agent options 2 alternatives
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$200/year · Report filing included, state fees extra
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Harbor Compliance
$99 first year, then $159/year · Full-service compliance option
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What triggers foreign qualification in Arizona?

  • Physical office or place of business
  • Employees working in the state
  • Recurring business transactions

Important to know

  • For a domestic Arizona LLC, failure to publish within 60 days triggers a 30-day warning from the ACC and then termination. A foreign LLC registering in Arizona has no publication duty at all: A.R.S. 29-3201(G) hangs the requirement on filing articles of organization, which a foreign LLC never files.
What does NOT require registration in Arizona 11 activities

Arizona carves 11 activities out by statute. On their own, none of them requires a foreign LLC to register.

  • Maintaining, defending, mediating, arbitrating, or settling a lawsuit or proceeding
  • Carrying on internal affairs, including holding meetings of members or managers
  • Maintaining accounts at financial institutions
  • Maintaining securities transfer or registration offices, or trustees or depositories for its own securities
  • Selling through independent contractors
  • Soliciting or obtaining orders that must be accepted outside Arizona before they become contracts
  • Creating or acquiring debt, mortgages, or security interests in property
  • Securing or collecting debts, enforcing security interests, and holding or maintaining the property involved
  • Conducting an isolated transaction that is not one of a series of similar transactions
  • Owning property, and nothing more
  • Doing business in interstate commerce

Under A.R.S. Section 29-3905. Arizona puts NO time limit on the isolated-transaction carve-out. Subsection C disclaims service of process, taxation and regulation under other Arizona law. Do not confuse with A.R.S. Section 29-1108, which governs foreign LLPs and does carry a 30-day cap.

Forming a new LLC in Arizona instead? $50 to form
Formation fee
$50
Annual cost
No annual report
State income tax
Flat 2.5% income tax (2026 tax year)
Privacy
Low
Arizona requires management disclosure on the Articles of Organization (A.R.S. 29-3201(B)(4)). Member-managed companies list every member. Manager-managed companies list every manager, plus any member who owns 20 percent or more of the capital or profits of the company. The test is capital or profits, not units or votes.
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This page provides general information based on publicly available state requirements. It is not legal advice. Verify with the Arizona Corporation Commission before filing.