Forming an Arizona LLC in 2026 means a $50 state filing fee, no annual report, a flat 2.5% state income tax, and - for most counties - a newspaper publication step. Arizona is not one of the four anonymous-LLC states, so members or managers appear on the public record. Founders who want privacy form a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualify into Arizona. The all-in Anonymousllc.co price is $347 ($297 service fee plus the $50 state fee).
Forming an Arizona LLC takes six steps: name search, Articles of Organization ($50 state fee), a registered agent, an operating agreement, an EIN, and a bank account - plus a newspaper publication step outside Maricopa and Pima counties. Arizona processes LLC filings through the Arizona Secretary of State, with the state capital in Phoenix. The state accepts Articles within 1-3 business days, and Anonymousllc.co runs the full process end-to-end in 5-10 business days. Arizona does not authorize statutory series LLCs, so owners who want a series structure form in a state that permits it and foreign-qualify into Arizona. The intake with Anonymousllc.co takes five minutes over WhatsApp, and the team files the same day. From there the EIN, operating agreement, publication, and bank applications proceed on one tracked timeline, so a founder in Phoenix or abroad completes every step without a government office visit.
An Arizona LLC costs $347 all-in through Anonymousllc.co: a $297 service fee plus the $50 state filing fee. That price covers the filing, registered agent for year one, operating agreement, EIN, and four to five US bank applications. Arizona charges no annual report fee, so year-two maintenance is the $100/year registered agent plus any one-time newspaper publication cost at formation for LLCs outside Maricopa and Pima counties. Add-on services are priced separately: EIN $99, ITIN $299, and BOI $150 per report. Founders whose top priority is privacy choose the Wyoming-fulfilled Anonymous LLC package at $397 all-in and foreign-qualify into Arizona when local operations require it. The choice comes down to whether local presence or ownership privacy matters more; the price gap between the two paths is $50.
No. Arizona requires either members or managers - or both - on public state records, so an Arizona LLC does not keep ownership private. The four anonymous-LLC states are Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, and Nevada. Founders who need ownership off the public record form a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualify that entity into Arizona when they operate locally. This structure keeps member and manager names out of Arizona's public filings while satisfying the state's registration rules. A commercial registered agent also keeps the founder's home address off the record, which is the practical privacy layer available inside Arizona itself. It hides the address, not the identity of the owner, so a Wyoming anonymous LLC foreign-qualified into Arizona remains the route for full ownership privacy. See /wyoming-anonymous-llc/ for the privacy path.
Yes. Most Arizona LLCs must publish a Notice of Publication in an approved newspaper for three consecutive publications within 60 days of the state approving the Articles of Organization. LLCs in Maricopa and Pima counties are exempt. The notice runs in a newspaper approved for the county of the LLC's known place of business, and the newspaper sets the publication fee. Maricopa and Pima counties are exempt because the state posts the notice on its own public database, which satisfies the requirement electronically. Missing the 60-day window does not dissolve the LLC on its own, but publication is a compliance step lenders and courts expect a properly formed Arizona LLC to complete. Anonymousllc.co coordinates the publication step during formation, selecting an approved newspaper for the county and confirming the three runs so the founder does not contact the outlet directly.
Arizona levies a flat 2.5% personal income tax, and LLC profits pass through to each owner's personal return. By default the IRS treats a single-member LLC as a disregarded entity and a multi-member LLC as a partnership. There is no separate entity-level Arizona income tax at default treatment - profit is taxed once, on the owner's Arizona return. An LLC can elect S-corporation treatment on IRS Form 2553 to cut self-employment tax once net income passes roughly $40,000-$60,000. Non-resident owners of a foreign-owned single-member LLC file Form 5472 with a pro-forma Form 1120 each year, an information return that carries a steep penalty for non-filing. Anonymousllc.co partners with US tax preparers who handle non-resident filings and the S-corp election. See /arizona-llc-tax/ for the full breakdown.
No. Arizona is one of the few states that require no LLC annual report and charge no annual report fee. The main ongoing cost is the $100/year registered agent if you use a commercial service. Skipping an annual report does not remove every compliance duty. An Arizona LLC must keep a registered agent with a physical in-state address and respond to state notices, or the state can administratively dissolve the entity - which can retroactively void the liability shield. Anonymousllc.co monitors compliance and handles reinstatements at $250 plus state fees when an LLC falls out of good standing. The no-report rule makes Arizona cheaper to maintain than Nevada or Delaware, though it does not add ownership privacy. See /arizona-llc-annual-report/ for the details.
Every Arizona LLC must list a registered agent - called a statutory agent in Arizona - with a physical Arizona street address to receive service of process and state mail. The agent's address appears on the public record instead of the owner's. Anonymousllc.co provides Arizona registered agent service at $100/year, included for year one in every formation package. The agent forwards state notices and any legal service the same day it arrives. Using a commercial agent keeps the founder's home or business address off Arizona's public database, which is the privacy layer available to an LLC formed directly in Arizona. A stable agent address also does not change when the founder moves, which prevents a lapse that can trigger dissolution. See /arizona-registered-agent/ for details.
Yes in practice. Arizona does not file the operating agreement, but every US bank requires it to open an account and courts examine it in liability disputes. It proves who owns and controls the LLC. Anonymousllc.co includes an Arizona-specific operating agreement with every formation package. It sets ownership percentages, management structure, capital contributions, profit distribution, voting rights, and transfer rules. A single-member LLC still needs one: without it, Arizona's default statutory rules apply and the liability shield is weaker in a piercing-the-veil challenge. The document is private and never filed, so it holds sensitive ownership terms without publishing them to the state. See /arizona-llc-operating-agreement/ for the full breakdown.
Yes. Non-US residents form Arizona LLCs without an SSN, ITIN, or visa, and never need to visit the United States. Arizona places no citizenship or residency condition on LLC ownership. Anonymousllc.co files the Articles, obtains the EIN by fax without an SSN, provides the Arizona registered agent and address, coordinates any required publication, and submits US bank applications remotely. The founder handles the entire process from abroad over WhatsApp. Non-resident founders who prioritize privacy start with a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualify into Arizona. This is the most common Anonymousllc.co use case: a founder who needs a US LLC, US EIN, and US bank account without travel.
Arizona is cheaper to maintain than Nevada or Delaware because it charges no annual report, but it does not offer ownership privacy. Wyoming and New Mexico deliver both low cost and anonymity. Wyoming forms an anonymous LLC for $397 all-in with a $60 annual report; New Mexico is $347 all-in with no annual report and no annual fee. Delaware charges a $300 annual franchise tax, and Nevada runs about $350/year for its annual list and state business license. Arizona's flat 2.5% income tax and mandatory publication step outside two counties make it a local-operations state rather than a privacy home. A common structure is a Wyoming anonymous LLC foreign-qualified into Arizona, which pairs Wyoming privacy with an Arizona registration for local business.
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