Arizona: key figures
1st
on the 50-state list of three-year state fees
Fee the state takes at filing
$50
Report you must file again
None
Arizona does not require a recurring report
What the state collects in 3 years
$50
The filing fee, then reports in years 2 and 3
Who we recommend in Arizona
Every criterion and weight is on the
method page.
Best overall
1. Mainstay Filing: best for formation and an agent for a single price
$199 a year, plus the state fee
We start with Mainstay Filing, and the reason is simple: you pay a flat $199 for the filing and a year of statutory agent service, EIN included.
Arizona Registered Agent.co is $200 lower over three years, but this provider takes more of the state paperwork off your plate, and that is what moves it up.
What your money gets you
- Prepares your formation papers and files them
- Acts as your statutory agent all year
- Applies for your EIN
- You pay the state fee at cost
What works
- The price holds at $199 when you renew
- $199 a year with nothing left out
- It files your EIN application
What to weigh
- Your yearly bill is $100 larger than at Arizona Registered Agent.co
- The bundle is worth less in this state
Home-state option
2. Arizona Registered Agent.co: best for a thrifty first year
$199 to form, then $99 a year
In second place we put Arizona Registered Agent.co. You pay $199 plus the state fee, with your first agent year included, then $99 a year.
What your money gets you
- Takes care of the formation paperwork
- First year of agent service
What works
- $199 to form
- A $99 renewal
- No agent fee in year 1
Home-state option
3. AZ Registered Agent.org: best for another option in Arizona
$199 to form, then $99 a year
In third place we put AZ Registered Agent.org. You pay $199 plus the state fee, with your first agent year included, then $99 a year.
Its prices are identical to Arizona Registered Agent.co's, so the two are close.
What your money gets you
- Takes care of the formation paperwork
- First year of agent service
What works
- No agent fee in year 1
- $199 to form
- A $99 renewal
Prices side by side
Each company's own price page was open in front of us on November 13, 2026. Remember to add Arizona's $50 filing fee to each row.
State and provider fees by year
Pick how many years you want to total and which provider you would use. What the state takes is built from its own schedule: $50 when you form.
How Arizona compares with the states near it in the ranking
The Arizona formation fee and the form you need
To form the LLC you send the Articles of Organization (Form L010) and $50 to the Arizona Corporation Commission (Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 29-3201). The amount is the same whoever files for you.
Publication: a notice runs three times within 60 days unless the statutory agent is in a county of more than 800,000 people, where the Commission posts it instead.
Does Arizona want a yearly report from your LLC?
There is no yearly report to file, but you still need a statutory agent on record.
Our reasoning
Mainstay Filing wins on upkeep the price covers, which counts 26%, and Arizona Registered Agent.co is next.
With no report to bundle, the lead over Arizona Registered Agent.co is slim.
Quick answers
How much will Arizona charge me to form an LLC?
Arizona charges $50 to file. Our picks charge $199 in year 1.
Will my Arizona LLC have to file a report?
No. Arizona does not ask LLCs for a recurring report.
Is Arizona a low-cost state for LLCs?
Arizona ranks 1st of 50 on three-year state fees, tied with other states, at $50. Rank 1 is the lowest total.
Will I need a statutory agent in Arizona?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Which LLC services does this page rank?
Mainstay Filing ($199), Arizona Registered Agent.co ($199) and AZ Registered Agent.org ($199), in order, beginning with the first pick.
Which LLC service should I choose?
Go with Mainstay Filing: the filing and the statutory agent come in one $199 price, and renewing does not raise it. After that: Arizona Registered Agent.co and AZ Registered Agent.org.
Where this briefing comes from
- Everything in this briefing about Ariz rests on azleg.gov, which we confirmed in August 2026, so you can compare our wording with the source.
- Everything in this briefing about Arizona formation fee: Filing fee, official source rests on azcc.gov, which we confirmed in October 2026, so you can compare our wording with the source.
- Everything in this briefing about Arizona registered agent statute rests on azleg.gov, which we confirmed in October 2026, so you can compare our wording with the source.
- Everything in this briefing about Miss rests on sos.ms.gov, which we confirmed in August 2026, so you can compare our wording with the source.
- Everything in this briefing about RSMo 347.037 rests on revisor.mo.gov, which we confirmed in August 2026, so you can compare our wording with the source.
- Everything in this briefing about Missouri formation fee: Filing fee, official source rests on sos.mo.gov, which we confirmed in October 2026, so you can compare our wording with the source.
- Everything in this briefing about NMSA 1978, § 53-19-7 and § 53-19-8 rests on nmonesource.com, which we confirmed in August 2026, so you can compare our wording with the source.
- Everything in this briefing about Mont rests on mca.legmt.gov, which we confirmed in August 2026, so you can compare our wording with the source.
- Everything in this briefing about Montana formation fee: Filing fee, official source rests on sosmt.gov, which we confirmed in October 2026, so you can compare our wording with the source.
- Everything in this briefing about Montana formation fee: Filing fee, official source rests on sosmt.gov, which we confirmed in October 2026, so you can compare our wording with the source.
- Everything in this briefing about Montana yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source rests on sosmt.gov, which we confirmed in October 2026, so you can compare our wording with the source.
- Everything in this briefing about Montana yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source rests on sosmt.gov, which we confirmed in October 2026, so you can compare our wording with the source.
- You can see Arizona service page for Mainstay Filing on its own website, which we looked at on November 13, 2026
- You can see pricing page for Arizona Registered Agent.co on its own website, which we looked at on November 13, 2026
- You can see pricing page for AZ Registered Agent.org on its own website, which we looked at on November 13, 2026