Arizona Business Entity Search

Arizona business records live with the Arizona Corporation Commission, on the site people call ACC.

Arizona only answers searches on its own site. Search opens the official Arizona search in a new tab and copies your search term, so you can paste it into the business name field there.

Arizona at a glance

LLC filing fee $50 Source, checked 2026-10-26
Corporation filing fee $60 Source, checked 2026-10-26
Annual Report (corporations only; LLCs do not file one) $45, every year Source, checked 2026-10-26
Name reservation $10, held 120 days, not renewable Source, checked 2026-10-26
Certificate of Good Standing $10 Source, checked 2026-10-26

About Arizona business records

Arizona business entities are registered with the Arizona Corporation Commission, not the Secretary of State (which handles trade names). After an LLC or corporation is approved, a notice of its formation must be published: the Commission publishes it on its own website when the statutory agent is in Maricopa or Pima County, otherwise it goes in a newspaper.

Filings in Arizona go to the Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division, which keeps the official record (often searched as ACC).

What Arizona calls the registered agent, the person or company that accepts legal papers for the business: Statutory Agent. (source, checked 2026-10-26)

Statuses you may see in Arizona

Status	What it means
Active	The entity is in existence and current with its filings.
Pending Inactive	A corporation missed its annual report due date and has been sent a delinquency notice; it will be dissolved if it does not file.
Administratively Dissolved	The Commission dissolved the entity, for example for a missing annual report, fee or statutory agent; it may only wind up its affairs unless it is reinstated.

Source, checked 2026-10-26. Words other states use are in the business entity status guide.

Questions

Is this the official Arizona business search?

No. Open State Index is independent of every state and federal agency. It explains Arizona records and sends you to the official search (Arizona Business Center entity search), where the state answers it.

What is ACC?

ACC is what many people call the Arizona Corporation Commission's online business records. The official search linked on this page, Arizona Business Center entity search, is part of the same system.

How do I check if a business name is available in Arizona?

Search the Arizona Corporation Commission's business records for the name; a new name must be distinguishable from names already on file, and entity endings such as LLC or Inc. and most punctuation are ignored when comparing.

More about an Arizona business

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