The numbers behind Arizona
1st
of 50 when three years of state fees are added up
Charge to form
$50
Recurring report
None
Arizona asks for no repeating LLC report
State total, years 1 to 3
$50
Year 1 filing and the years that follow
Our Arizona chart of providers
How the order was drawn: charges over three years, coverage, renewal, Arizona fit, fee labeling (
method).
Our pick
1. Mainstay Filing: best for one price for the start and the agent
$199 per year, state fee separate
Highest on the list, Mainstay Filing: one flat $199 pays for the filing and statutory agent duty plus the EIN application.
Across three years it runs $200 above AZ Registered Agent.org; with coverage weighted 24%, the extra filings it takes on more than cover the difference.
Price covers
- Formation papers drawn up and filed for you
- Twelve months of statutory agent duty
- Application for your EIN handled as well
- You pay the state charge at face value
Upside
- Renewal price stays $199
- No separate EIN fee
- $199 per year includes formation and agent
Downside
- AZ Registered Agent.org renews for $100 less
- Little extra to bundle in this state
Rooted in Arizona
2. AZ Registered Agent.org: best for founders who stay within Arizona
$199 to form; $99/yr later
Spot 2 is AZ Registered Agent.org: a $199 charge to form and a $99 agent renewal.
Price covers
- Formation handled from start to filing
- First year of agent service
Upside
- The agent renews at $99
- No agent charge during year one
- $199 and the state's fee
Rooted in Arizona
3. Arizona Registered Agent.co: best for another route for Arizona
$199 to form; $99/yr later
Spot 3 is Arizona Registered Agent.co: a $199 charge to form and a $99 agent renewal.
Its prices are identical to AZ Registered Agent.org's.
Price covers
- Formation handled from start to filing
- First year of agent service
Upside
- No agent charge during year one
- $199 and the state's fee
- The agent renews at $99
The 3 providers compared
Prices were taken from each company's own pages on November 12, 2026. The state's $50 is not counted in this table.
State and provider fees, year by year
Choose a span of years and a provider. State charges follow the official schedule: $50 to form.
Arizona and the states beside it on the chart
What it costs to file in Arizona, 2026
Forming the LLC takes the Articles of Organization (Form L010), filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission, and a $50 payment; the source is Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 29-3201. All providers below charge exactly that.
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.
Yearly state paperwork
No recurring LLC report exists in Arizona, so the statutory agent is the cost that keeps repeating.
How the Arizona ranking was drawn
Requirements handled (24%) is the criterion on which Mainstay Filing outscored AZ Registered Agent.org here.
Though Arizona has no yearly report, one flat price for filing and agent still outscored AZ Registered Agent.org.
Questions answered
What is the state charge for forming an LLC in Arizona?
Filing at the state costs $50. Provider charges on this page: $199.
Is there a recurring report for Arizona LLCs?
No, Arizona sets no recurring LLC report.
How does Arizona rank among states on LLC fees?
Arizona is 1st of 50 on three-year state fees, sharing the spot with other states, at $50; spot 1 has the smallest bill.
Is a statutory agent compulsory for Arizona LLCs?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Which LLC services does this chart rank?
Mainstay Filing ($199), AZ Registered Agent.org ($199) and Arizona Registered Agent.co ($199), from top to bottom of the chart.
Who should file my LLC?
Rank Mainstay Filing first and AZ Registered Agent.org and Arizona Registered Agent.co after it; the deciding factor is requirements handled.
Where each number comes from
- Check azleg.gov for Ariz; last seen August 2026.
- Check azcc.gov for Arizona formation fee: Filing fee, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check azleg.gov for Arizona registered agent statute; last seen October 2026.
- Check sos.ms.gov for Miss; last seen August 2026.
- Check revisor.mo.gov for RSMo 347.037; last seen August 2026.
- Check sos.mo.gov for Missouri formation fee: Filing fee, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check nmonesource.com for NMSA 1978, § 53-19-7 and § 53-19-8; last seen August 2026.
- Check mca.legmt.gov for Mont; last seen August 2026.
- Check sosmt.gov for Montana formation fee: Filing fee, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check sosmt.gov for Montana formation fee: Filing fee, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check sosmt.gov for Montana yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check sosmt.gov for Montana yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Mainstay Filing: Arizona service page as the company showed it on November 12, 2026
- AZ Registered Agent.org: pricing page as the company showed it on November 12, 2026
- Arizona Registered Agent.co: pricing page as the company showed it on November 12, 2026