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How to Form an Arizona Limited Liability Company

KEYTLaw's checklist and explanation from A to Z of the tasks involved in creating a new limited liability company in Arizona.  This is the 12 page article from start to finish.

The above-article is broken down into its component parts, which may be accessed by clicking on the desired link below:

1. How to Form an Arizona Limited Liability Company

2. Naming Your Arizona LLC

3. Prepare Articles of Organization of an Arizona LLC

4. Select the Arizona LLC's Statutory Agent

5. Prepare an Arizona Corporation Commission Cover Sheet

6. Pay the Arizona Corporation Commission Filing Fee

7. What to File with the Arizona Corporation Commission

8. Where to File the Articles of Organization

9. Obtain a Copy of the Filed Articles of Organization

10. Approval or Rejection of the Articles of Organization by the ACC

11. Publish the Articles of Organization in a Newspaper

12. Obtain a Federal Employer Identification Number for Your LLC

13. Elect the LLC's Form of Federal Income Taxation

14. Obtain Arizona Department of Revenue Identification Numbers & Transaction Privilege Tax Licenses

15. All Members Should Sign an Operating Agreement

16. KEYTLaw Operating Agreement Preparation Service

17. KEYTLaw Guaranteed Fee LLC Formation Service

18. How to Hire KEYTLaw to Form Your New AZ LLC

19. Starting a New Business in Arizona

20. LLC Articles

21. Articles by Richard Keyt about Forming Arizona Entities

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