Arizona LLC Guide:
How to Form an LLC
Form an LLC to Protect Your Assets
from Business or Real Estate Liabilities
Written & Reviewed by Arizona LLC Attorneys Richard Keyt & Richard C. Keyt, CPA Richard Keyt formed the very first LLC in Arizona in October of 1992 the day Arizona’s LLC law took effect. Since 2001 our firm has formed more than 10,000 Arizona LLCs and earned over 400+ 5-star reviews.
To form an LLC in Arizona, you must file Articles of Organization with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), appoint a statutory agent with a physical Arizona address, and pay a one-time state filing fee ($50 standard or $85 expedited). Unlike most states, Arizona does not require an annual report or recurring annual state fees.
While filing the basic paperwork is straightforward, structuring an LLC to truly protect your personal assets, real estate, and life savings requires careful legal planning—especially when drafting your Operating Agreement.
Whether you want to form an LLC yourself using our Step-by-Step DIY Guide below, or hire our attorneys to build a bulletproof, confidential LLC for you, this comprehensive resource covers everything you need to know to get started in Arizona.
List of Services Described Below
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Arizona Corporation Commission's Business Center Website Links
- Links to the Arizona Corporation Commission’s new website where you can: (1) search for information about existing entities, (2) see if a desired LLC name is available, (3) create an ACC account, (4) login to your account, (5) form an LLC, (6) see the ACC fees, and (7) see the processing times.
Forming & Operating Arizona LLCs & PLLCs
The Arizona LLC Blueprint: Why Professional Guidance Matters
Choosing to form a Limited Liability Company is a foundational step in protecting your personal & business assets and rental real estate. However, in Arizona, the “standard” filing is rarely enough to provide true legal bulletproofing.
While the internet is full of “instant LLC” services, they often overlook the nuances of Arizona’s unique statutes—specifically regarding Operating Agreements and member-managed vs. manager-managed structures. A mistake at the formation stage can lead to “piercing the corporate veil” later, leaving your personal home and savings at risk.
Richard Keyt formed the first LLC in Arizona on the day the law became effective in October of 1992. Rick’s spent 34 years documenting the complexities of Arizona business law so that entrepreneurs like you can make informed decisions. Below, you will find a comprehensive library of articles covering every stage of the LLC lifecycle—from forming an LLC to complex multi-member governance.
Knowledge is power, but execution is everything. Explore the resources below to learn about the process. When you are ready to ensure your company is built on a rock-solid legal foundation, we are here to handle the heavy lifting. We don’t just “file paperwork”; we architect legal structures designed to protect your assets and your legacy.
Our 3 Arizona LLC Formation Packages
See a detailed description of the 10 Bronze LLC services ($497), the 17 Silver LLC services ($897) and the 24 Gold LLC services ($1,397) you get for each of our three formation packages. The Gold LLC, aka the confidential LLC, includes a revocable living trust that keeps your name and address off the Arizona Corporation Commission’s records. The trust can own any of your assets, including your home, bank accounts, investment accounts & LLCs. On your death or the death of the second spouse, if you are married, the assets in the trust pass automatically to the person or people named in your trust agreement without an expensive, time-consuming public Superior court probate.
Contents & Prices of Our LLC Formation Packages
Submit our LLC Formation Questionnaire to buy a new LLC.
How to Form an LLC in Arizona (2026 Guide) | KEYTLaw
- Hire Us to Form an LLC or PLLC: Submit this LLC Formation Questionnaire to hire us to form your Arizona LLC or PLLC within 24 hours of you approving the questionnaire and paying the fee.
- Buy a Confidential Revocable Living Trust to Be a Member of an LLC: If your Gold LLC will have more than one member and the additional member wants to keep his or her name and address off of the public records of the Arizona Corporation Commission then that person needs to hire us to prepare a confidential revocable living trust that will own that member’s interest in the new LLC by submitting our Confidential Trust Questionnaire. This trust keeps the ultimate owner’s name off the Arizona Corporation Commission’s public website if the name of the new trust does not contain the ultimate owner’s name. This trust can also own any of the member’s other assets. All assets in the trust avoid probate on the member’s death.
LLC Articles
Arizona LLC Operating Agreements
- How to Buy a Custom Operating Agreement: To hire us to prepare a custom Operating Agreement or amend an existing Operating Agreement for your Arizona LLC submit our Operating Agreement Questionnaire
Multi-Member LLCs Need a Buy-Sell Agreement
- What is a Buy -Sell Agreement & Why Do Multi-Member LLCs Need It? A Buy-Sell Agreement is LLC members’ exit strategy when something bad happens. Without a Buy Sell Agreement members of an AZ LLC are stuck with each other for perpetuity when a bad event occurs. A Buy-Sell Agreement gives the company and members an option to buy or may require them to buy the membership interest of a member who dies, steals from the LLC, files for bankruptcy, gets divorced and the wrong spouse ends up owning the divorced member’s interest, is convicted of a felony or suffers any other triggering event stated in the Buy-Sell Agreement. What would you do if your co-member died and his membership interest was inherited by his two minor children? Our Buy-Sell Agrement Questionnaire linked to below contains 19 possible triggering events you can select. You can also add your own triggering events.
- How to Hire Us to Prepare a Custom Buy-Sell Agreement for multi-member LLCs. Submit our Buy Sell Agreement Questionnaire.
- See events that can trigger a buy out. The purpose of a Buy Sell Agreement or Buyout Agreement is to name events the occurrence of which gives the company and other members an option to buy or require them to buy the membership interest of a member that causes or suffers one of the events (called a “triggering event”). See Common Events that Can Trigger a Buy Out
Hire Us to Add or Remove a Member of an Arizona LLC
- How to hire us to prepare the documents to add or remove one or more members of an Arizona LLC. Submit our Member Change Questionnaire We will also prepare and file Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization with the Arizona Corporation Commission
- How to document a member change. Members who are being removed should sign an Assignment of Membership Interest Agreement. This is the document that transfers the outgoing member’s membership interest to whoever is acquiring the membership interest. If the company is member managed it must file an Amendment to its Articles of Organization with the Arizona Corporation Commission to add new members and/or remove former members. If the company is manager managed it must file an Amendment to its Articles of Organization if there is an addition or removal of any member who owned or will own 20% or more of the profits of the company. If the company is manager managed and any manager is added or removed the company needs to amend its Articles of Organization to reflect the change. Whenever there is a change in members or managers the parties should sign an amended Operating Agreement to reflect the changes. You can purchase all of these documents using our questionnaire.
Hire Us to Change Address or Amend Articles of Organization
- Hire us to change an LLC or PLLC’s principal address or the address of a member or manager on the records of the Arizona Corporation Commission. Submit our LLC, Member & Manager Address Change Questionnaire.
- Hire us to amend the Articles of Organization of an Arizona LLC or PLLC. Submit our Amending Articles of Organization Questionnaire – Use this to change the name of an LLC or PLLC or to add or remove a member or manager.
Form an Arizona LLC Owned by an IRA to Own Real Estate & Non-traditional Assets
- How to hire us to form an IRA LLC. Submit our IRA LLC Formation Questionnaire to hire us to form your Arizona IRA LLC within 24 hours of you approving the questionnaire and paying the fee.
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Hire Us to Form a Wyoming, Delaware or Nevada LLC
- Submit our Wyoming LLC Formation Questionnaire to hire us to form a Wyoming LLC.
- Submit our Delaware LLC Formation Questionnaire to hire us to form a Delaware LLC.
- Submit our Nevada LLC Formation Questionnaire. to hire us to form a Nevada LLC
Hire Us to Be Your Arizona LLC's Statutory Agent
- Submit our Statutory Agent Questionnaire.. The fee is $99/year
- Submit this Address Service Questionnaire to buy our address service for $100/year to keep your address off the public records of the Arizona Corporation Commission
Hire Us to Dissolve an Arizona LLC
- To hire us to dissolve your Arizona LLC submit our LLC Termination Questionnaire