Question: How do I change the name of an Arizona limited liability company?
Answer: The company must file Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization in which it notifies the Arizona Corporation Commission of the name change. Within sixty days after the ACC approves the amendment changing the name, a copy of the articles of amendment or restated articles of organization shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of the known place of business for three consecutive publications unless the company’s statutory agent’s address is in Maricopa or Pima county.
If publication is required an affidavit evidencing publication may be filed with the ACC. I recommend that the company always file an Affidavit of Publication with the ACC so it can prove years later that it satisfied the publication requirement.
For more on this topic see my article called “How to Change the Name of an Arizona LLC.”
Greetings! KeytLaw put together my LLC (Code2 CTS Decon, LLC) a few years ago and I would like to change company name in the near future. I am planning on having KeytLaw do so but I have a question regarding trade name or DBAs that are a division of my LLC. How will this affect the trade name if at all? Are there any other things that need to be considered such as EIN, bank accounts etc? Any counsel would be appreciated and a blessing to us. Thanks!
Changing the legal name of an Arizona LLC does not affect its ownership or use of Arizona tradenames aka dbas. The EIN stays the same, but notify the IRS, the banks and third parties the LLC deals with that the company changed its name.