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Arizona LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Arizona and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Arizona as a foreign LLC, which costs $150 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Arizona costs $50.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeArizona foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Arizona$50Not needed$50$0
Form in Wyoming$100$150$250$120
Form in Delaware$110$150$260$800
Form in Nevada$425$150$575$700

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Arizona (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Arizona registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $150 state fee = $349

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Arizona checkout showed $387.30 in total on October 28, 2026, including the state’s required $35 expedite and $3.30 in state processing charges.

2. AZ Registered Agent.org

$199 + $150 state fee = $349

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Arizona Registered Agent.co

$199 + $150 state fee = $349

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Arizona page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division.

Arizona questions

Do I still register in Arizona if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Arizona, Arizona generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division, for $150. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Arizona?

$50 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

None (Arizona has no annual report for LLCs), no fee.

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