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Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division

Arizona business entity search

Office facts, status meanings and filing rules for Arizona. The steps below show how to search Arizona's official registry.

Federal filings only here. Arizona registry records are on the official site.

Arizona registry at a glance

Registry agency
Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Source: azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Phone
(602) 542-3026
Source: azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Address
1300 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Source: azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Mailing address
1300 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Hours
8am to 5pm Monday to Friday, closed on state holidays
Source: azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Official search
Arizona Business Center Business Search →
Source: azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Registry number
Business ID
Source: arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06

How to search the Arizona registry

The Arizona Business Center Business Search searches by business name (starts with, contains, or exact match), business ID, statutory agent name, principal name, domicile and address type.

  1. Open Business Search on the Arizona Business Center site run by the Arizona Corporation Commission.Source: arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
  2. Enter a business name and choose Starts With, Contains, or Exact Match, or enter a Business ID, statutory agent name, or principal name.Source: arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
  3. Select Business Search and complete the image check the site shows before it returns results.Source: arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
  4. Open the business from the results list.Source: arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
  5. Read its status, statutory agent, principals, and, for a corporation, its annual report due date.Source: arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Source: arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Open the official Arizona search →

Three numbers, three agencies

Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.

Federal EIN
Internal Revenue Service
Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state.
Source: irs.gov
Business ID
Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Identifies the entity's record in the Arizona registry.
Source: arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) license number
Arizona Department of Revenue
The TPT license covers Arizona's sales-type tax and costs $12 per location. It is issued by the Department of Revenue, separate from the Corporation Commission Business ID and from the federal EIN issued by the IRS.
Source: azdor.gov · checked 2026-10-06

What a Arizona status means

Pending Inactive
A corporation missed its annual report due date and has been sent a delinquency notice.
Source: azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Administratively Dissolved
The Commission dissolved the business for failing a statutory requirement, such as not filing an annual report or not paying fees. It can only wind up its affairs and may apply for reinstatement within six years for $100.
Source: azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Fees and annual filings

LLC formation
$50 (Articles of Organization; $85 expedited)
Source: azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Corporation formation
$60 for a for-profit corporation ($95 expedited); $40 for a nonprofit
Source: azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual filing
Annual Report (corporations only)
Source: azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, LLC
None. Arizona LLCs do not file annual reports.
Source: azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, corporation
$45 for a for-profit corporation; $10 for a nonprofit corporation
Source: azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
When it is due
Each corporation has its own designated due date shown on its record in the Arizona Business Center. It can be filed up to 90 days early, and a 6-month extension is available if the fee is paid.
Source: azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Late filing
$9 per month for a for-profit corporation (nonprofits are not charged). The status changes to Pending Inactive after a delinquency notice, and about 120 days later the corporation is administratively dissolved.
Source: azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Filed with
Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division, through the Arizona Business Center
Source: azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Note
Fee schedules revised March 2026. Some new filings must be published in a newspaper or posted to the Commission's database depending on the county; the Commission sends a letter when publication is required.
Source: azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06

As published by the Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division, checked 2026-10-06. Fees change, and the official schedule decides.

Forming or running a business in Arizona

Registered agent
Arizona calls it a statutory agent: every corporation and LLC must keep one with a physical Arizona address, and failing to do so leads to administrative dissolution.
Source: azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Business forms and fees
Official Arizona business forms and fees →
Source: azcc.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Arizona businesses on file

Sources

A fact that could not be confirmed on an official page is left out.

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