Arizona requires no LLC annual report and charges no annual report fee - one of the few states with no recurring report requirement. An Arizona LLC still must keep a registered agent with a physical in-state address, answer state notices, and complete the one-time newspaper publication at formation outside Maricopa and Pima counties. Anonymousllc.co monitors compliance and handles reinstatements at $250 plus state fees when an LLC falls out of good standing.
No. Arizona requires no LLC annual report and charges no annual report fee - one of the few states with no recurring report requirement. An Arizona LLC still must keep a registered agent and stay in good standing with the state. Most states demand an annual or biennial report that updates the registered agent, principal office, and member or manager information. Arizona skips this entirely for LLCs, which removes a recurring deadline and fee. The tradeoff is that Arizona is not an anonymity state - ownership is disclosed on the public Articles at formation instead. A founder saves the yearly filing but does not gain the privacy that Wyoming or New Mexico provides, so the no-report rule is a cost advantage rather than a privacy one. It is one of the reasons Arizona ranks among the lowest states for ongoing LLC maintenance.
Arizona chose not to impose an annual reporting duty on LLCs, unlike corporations, which do file an annual report in Arizona. LLCs confirm their information at formation and update it only when it changes. Because there is no annual report, there is no annual filing fee and no yearly deadline to miss. An Arizona LLC updates the state only when the registered agent, address, or management changes, by filing the relevant amendment. This keeps ongoing paperwork lower than in most states, where a missed annual report is the leading cause of lost good standing. In Arizona the compliance risk shifts to keeping a valid statutory agent, which is the single duty that must not lapse. A founder who maintains the agent and files income tax returns has met the state's core requirements for the year.
Instead of an annual report, an Arizona LLC must maintain a statutory agent with a physical Arizona address, answer state notices, and complete the one-time newspaper publication at formation where required. Income tax filings continue each year. The recurring cost is the $100/year registered agent if you use a commercial service. Publication is a one-time formation step, not an annual one, so it does not recur. Federal and Arizona income tax returns are filed each year based on the LLC's profit and federal tax election. Anonymousllc.co tracks these obligations for clients and forwards any state notice the same day it arrives, which keeps the entity in good standing without the owner watching a calendar. The publication step is handled once at formation, so it never returns as a recurring task.
Yes. Even without an annual report, Arizona can administratively dissolve an LLC that loses its registered agent or ignores state notices. Dissolution removes good standing and can retroactively void the liability shield. The trigger in Arizona is a lapsed statutory agent or an unanswered state notice rather than a missed annual report. Once dissolved, the LLC cannot bring lawsuits, and owners can lose the personal-asset protection the LLC provided. A dissolved entity also loses the ability to open or keep a bank account, which can freeze operations. Anonymousllc.co monitors compliance so an entity does not silently fall out of good standing, and steps in with a reinstatement when a lapse has already happened. Keeping the statutory agent current is the simplest way to avoid the whole problem.
Reinstating an administratively dissolved Arizona LLC requires filing an application for reinstatement, curing the cause (such as appointing a statutory agent), and paying the state reinstatement fee. Anonymousllc.co handles reinstatements at $250 plus state fees. Reinstatement restores the LLC's good standing and, where allowed, its original formation date, which preserves continuity of contracts and the liability shield. The Anonymousllc.co team gathers the required filings, corrects the underlying lapse, and submits the reinstatement on a case-by-case basis. Acting quickly matters, because the longer an entity stays dissolved, the more its name and bank relationships are at risk from third parties.
Yes. Arizona discloses members or managers on the public Articles of Organization at formation, so an Arizona LLC does not keep ownership private. The four anonymous-LLC states are Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, and Nevada. Because Arizona has no annual report, there is no yearly re-disclosure, but the formation filing itself is public and permanent. Founders who need ownership off the record form a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualify into Arizona when they operate locally. A commercial statutory agent keeps the founder's address off the record even for a direct Arizona LLC, but it does not hide ownership. See /wyoming-anonymous-llc/ for the privacy path.
Yes, in most counties. Within 60 days of the state approving the Articles, an Arizona LLC must publish a Notice of Publication for three consecutive runs in an approved newspaper. LLCs in Maricopa and Pima counties are exempt. Publication is a one-time formation requirement, separate from any annual filing. The newspaper serves the county of the LLC's known place of business and sets the fee. Maricopa and Pima counties are exempt because the state posts the notice on its own public database. Anonymousllc.co coordinates the step during formation, selecting an approved outlet and confirming the three runs, so a founder never contacts the newspaper directly.
Anonymousllc.co keeps an Arizona LLC compliant through registered agent service at $100/year, which covers the in-state address, mail forwarding, state-notice handling, and compliance monitoring. The team also coordinates publication at formation and handles reinstatements. Because Arizona has no annual report, the compliance focus is a reliable statutory agent and prompt handling of state notices. Anonymousllc.co forwards service of process and state mail the same day it arrives and flags any change that requires a state amendment, which keeps the entity in good standing. Year one of the agent is free with any formation package, and renewal is $100/year thereafter.
Arizona's no-report rule makes it cheaper to maintain than most states. New Mexico is the other zero-annual-report anonymous state; Wyoming charges a $60 report, Delaware a $300 franchise tax, and Nevada about $350/year. Low ongoing cost is Arizona's advantage, but it does not include ownership privacy. New Mexico delivers both zero annual report and anonymity, which is why privacy-focused founders who want low maintenance form in New Mexico and foreign-qualify into Arizona when they operate there. A founder comparing pure carrying cost will find Arizona and New Mexico at the low end and Nevada at the high end.
No. No annual report does not make Arizona anonymous - ownership is disclosed on the public Articles at formation. Privacy comes from forming a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualifying into Arizona. The absence of an annual report only means there is no yearly re-disclosure and no recurring report fee. The one-time public formation filing still names members or managers. A Wyoming anonymous LLC foreign-qualified into Arizona keeps those names off the Arizona record while meeting registration rules. This structure pairs Wyoming privacy with an Arizona registration, which is the route for a founder who needs both a local presence and ownership privacy.
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