Arizona Foreign Registration / Fees and speed
Arizona's price list for registering a foreign LLC
The Commission's fee for the Foreign Registration Statement is $150, or $185 with the expedite, and a corporation's Form C018 is $175, or $210 expedited. Faster tiers cost more. We add $199 for assembling and filing the packet. This page lists each Commission charge, the speed tiers and the first-year costs.
Commission fees for a foreign entity
| Filing | Form | Regular fee |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign LLC registration | Form L025 | $150 |
| Foreign business corporation authority | Form C018 | $175 |
| Foreign nonprofit authority | Form C018 | $175 |
| LLC amendment to the registration | Form L017 | $25 |
| LLC change of address or agent | Form L020 | $5 |
| LLC statement of withdrawal | Form L026 | $10 |
| Corporation application for withdrawal | Form C025 | $25 |
| Reinstatement application | Penalty fee schedule | $100 |
The five speed tiers
| Tier | Added to the filing fee | What the Commission promises |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | Nothing | Typically 14 to 16 days; weekly posted times apply |
| Expedite | $35 | Typically 3 to 5 days |
| Next day | $100 | Review by 5 p.m. the next business day, if received before 5 p.m. |
| Same day | $200 | Review by 5 p.m. the same business day, if received before 10 a.m. |
| Two-hour | $400 | Review within 2 hours, available 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
All Commission fees are nonrefundable (). A review that finds a missing item is still a review, so the tier fee is not returned when a packet bounces.
Worked totals for the Commission side
| Case | What is included | Total |
|---|---|---|
| LLC, regular speed | Form L025 at $150 | $150 |
| LLC with expedite | $150 plus $35 | $185 |
| LLC, next day | $150 plus $100 | $250 |
| LLC, same day | $150 plus $200 | $350 |
| LLC, two-hour | $150 plus $400 | $550 |
| Corporation with expedite | $175 plus $35 | $210 |
| Corporation, next day | $175 plus $100 | $275 |
| LLC that later withdraws | $150 plus $10 | $160 |
These are Commission charges only. Your home state bills separately for the certificate and the certified copy of your organizing documents, and an Arizona statutory agent sets its own yearly fee.
The home-state certificate and certified copies
Two items in the packet cost money before Arizona sees them. The first is the certificate of existence or good standing, which may be at most 60 days old on delivery. The second is a certified copy of the organizational documents on file where the LLC was formed. Each state sets its own prices, and we show them on the origin pages for Delaware and Wyoming. If you want the Commission's own certificate of good standing later, it costs $10 at regular speed or $45 expedited.
Timing matters more than price here. The certificate must be recent when it is delivered, so ordering it weeks ahead of the rest of the packet risks a re-order. We time it to the filing.
Paying the Commission
A check is made payable to the Arizona Corporation Commission, spelled out in full, drawn on a U.S. bank. The Commission takes Visa or MasterCard, in person only; credit cards cannot be used by mail. Money orders work by mail or in person, and cash in person at the Phoenix office only, no bills larger than 20 dollars. The ABC online system is the route the Commission points people to first, and it accepts payment as part of the filing.
After approval: what recurs
For an LLC, almost nothing in fees. Arizona does not require an annual report from an LLC (). The recurring items are an Arizona statutory agent, whose yearly charge is set by the agent, and the filings that follow a change: an amendment at $25, or a change of agent or address at $5. A corporation does file an annual report, at $45 for a for-profit corporation or $10 for a nonprofit, with the due date shown on its Commission record.
What our price covers
For $199 we order the home-state papers, complete the statement, collect the agent's acceptance, assemble the packet in the order the Commission asks for it, and file at the tier you choose. If the Commission sends the packet back for something we missed, we correct and refile it without a second service price. A tier fee already paid to the Commission is nonrefundable, and we say so before you choose one.
Budgeting an Arizona registration
Start with the Commission fee
$150 for an LLC, $175 for a corporation.
Add a speed tier if you need one
$35, $100, $200 or $400.
Add the home-state papers
A certificate and a certified copy, priced by the home state.
Add the statutory agent
The agent's own yearly price.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Arizona fee questions
Is the Commission fee the same for corporations?
No. A corporation pays $175, and a nonprofit pays $175.
Do the faster tiers replace the expedite?
They are alternatives. Each is added to the filing fee: $35, $100, $200 or $400.
Is the Commission fee refundable?
No. All fees are nonrefundable.
Does an LLC pay a yearly fee to the Commission?
No. LLCs do not file an annual report.
What does withdrawal cost?
$10 for an LLC at regular speed.
Can I pay by card?
In person, yes, by Visa or MasterCard. Not by mail. The online system takes payment as part of the filing.
Our price and the Commission fee
Arizona registration order
- Form L025 for an LLC or Form C018 for a corporation, completed and signed
- The home-state certificate and certified organizational documents, ordered for you
- The statutory agent acceptance and the structure attachment
- An Arizona statutory agent, from us or already yours
- Filing with the Commission at the speed tier you choose
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
$199
+ $150 Commission fee
Start my Arizona registrationCheckout shows our price, the Commission fee and any speed tier as separate lines. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Where these facts come from
- Arizona Corporation Commission LLC fee schedule
- Arizona Form L025 instructions (Foreign Registration Statement)
- Arizona Corporation Commission, LLC forms
- Arizona Form C018 instructions (Application for Authority)
- Arizona Corporation Commission, corporation forms
- Arizona Corporation Commission corporation fee schedule
- Arizona Corporation Commission, business services FAQs
- A.R.S. 29-3903, foreign registration statement
- Arizona Form L017 instructions (Articles of Amendment to Foreign Registration Statement)
- Arizona Form L020 instructions (LLC Statement of Change of Principal Address or Statutory Agent)
- Arizona Form L026 instructions (Statement of Withdrawal of Foreign LLC Registration)
- Arizona Form C025 instructions (Application for Withdrawal, foreign corporation)
Opening an Arizona branch of an out-of-state company?
Order online and we assemble the packet, file with the Commission and follow it to approval.