DEFINITIONS

When used on this site, the following words are defined as follows:

• ACC - Abbreviation for the Arizona Corporation Commission.
• • How long does it take the ACC to process and approve a new LLC or Corporation?
• Corporation - A business entity that is owned by "shareholders." The day-to-day operations of the corporation are managed by "officers" and "directors."
• • PC - Professional corporation. Siilar to a corporation, but is for licensed professionals (e.g., doctors, lawyers, accountants, real estate agents). If you have an Arizona license for the work you perform, then check with the licensing agency. You may have a choice (e.g., PC or PLLC) or you may be required to have a corporation or LLC.
• Disclaimer Agreement - This agreement allows a married member of an LLC to own his/her interest in the LLC as their "sole and separate property." The member and the member's spouse must sign this agreement.

• Domestic - When used in conjunction with the terms LLC, Corporation, or Partnership (i.e., “a domestic LLC...”; “a domestic corporation...”; a domestic Limited Partnership...”), this term means that the business entity was formed in Arizona.

• Foreign - When used in conjunction with the terms LLC, Corporation, or Partnership (i.e., “a foreign LLC...”; “a foreign corporation...”; a foreign Limited Partnership...”), this term means that the business entity was formed in any state OTHER THAN Arizona. For example, a California LLC is considered to be a “foreign” LLC in Arizona.
• LLC - Limited liability company. A business entity that is owned by "members." The day-to-day operations of the LLC are managed either by the members or by one or more "managers." 
  • PLLC - Professional limited liability company. Similar to an LLC, but is for licensed professionals (e.g., doctors, lawyers, accountants, real estate agents). If you have an Arizona license for the work you perform, then check with the licensing agency. You may have a choice (e.g., PLLC or PC) or you may be required to have an LLC or corporation.

• Partnership - When used on this site, this term means a foreign or domestic General Partnership, Limited Partnership, Limited Liability Partnership, or Limited Liability Limited Partnership.

• PLLC - Similar to an LLC, but is for licensed professionals (e.g., doctors, lawyers, accountants, real estate agents). If you have an Arizona license for the work you perform, then check with the licensing agency to determine if you must have an LLC or a PLLC.

NOTICES

• What constitutes a “Notice”? “Notice” includes letters, documents, notices, service of process, or any other type of document received by us on your behalf as your statutory agent.

• What will the statutory agent do if/when a Notice is received? We will fax or e-mail all Notices to you, according to the instructions you give us when you sign up, but you can easily change those instructions anytime via fax or e-mail.

STATUTORY AGENT

• What is a “statutory agent”? A statutory agent is a person or company that: (1) is an Arizona resident (for a person) or an Arizona company (for a corporation or LLC), (2) has a physical street address (not a post office box), (3) is qualified to act as a statutory agent, and (4) has been expressly authorized by Client to receive Notices on Client’s behalf. When a Notice intended for Client is sent and/or served (by anyone) upon the statutory agent, Arizona law provides that Client has been served with the Notice as of the date received and/or served upon the statutory agent.

• What is the purpose of having a “statutory agent”? The purpose of the statutory agent is to ensure that an in-state representative is always available to receive "Notices" on your behalf from governmental agencies and/or individuals. The statutory agent then forwards those “Notices” to you. The term “Notices” is defined above.

• Can a member of an LLC or an officer of a corporation be the statutory agent for the company? If the person is: (1) an Arizona resident and (2) has a physical street address (not a post office box or virtual address) in Arizona, then that person may legally be the statutory agent for the company, but that does not mean that person should be the statutory agent for the company. If the address for the company is the same address as the statutory agent and documents cannot be served for any reason, including (but not limited to) the address: (1) is in a gated community, (2) is no longer current, or (3) is inaccurate on the ACC's website, then the legal documents may simply be served upon the Arizona Corporation Commission. The ACC will then mail a copy of the documents to the address(es) it has for the company and service upon your company is then "valid service" even though you may not actually receive the documents. Adverse action can then be taken against your company without your knowledge (e.g., judgment against the company). A statutory agent is a "back up" to ensure your company actually receives important notices. Many of our clients regard having a statutory agent just like insurance; they have it, but they hope they never need it.

• Why do I need a statutory agent? An in-state statutory agent is required by Arizona law for: (1) business entities (i.e., LLCs, corporations, partnerships, etc.) and (2) landlords who own residential rental property in Arizona, but who do not reside in Arizona. Below are excerpts from the applicable statutes. We have also included links to the Arizona State Legislature's website, so you can see the full text of the statutes:
  • Landlords

Arizona law requires every out-of-state (i.e., not a resident of Arizona), residential landlord (i.e., does not apply to commercial landlords), to have an in-state statutory agent. The exact text of the statute is reprinted below. If you would like to read the full text of the law - GO HERE.

A.R.S. Sec. 33-1902. Residential rental property; recording with the assessor; agent designation; civil penalty; fee

B. An owner of residential rental property who lives outside this state shall designate and record with the assessor a statutory agent who lives in this state and who will accept legal service on behalf of the owner. The owner shall designate the agent in a manner to be determined by the assessor. The information shall include the name, address and telephone number of the agent.

. . .

E. For residential rental property that is acquired by an owner after the date of the notice of assessed valuation and the notice prescribed by section 42-15103 and until the issuance of the next notice of assessed valuation, a city or town shall assess a civil penalty of one thousand dollars against a person who fails to comply with this section, plus an additional one hundred dollars for each month after the date of the original violation until compliance occurs.

Arizona law requires that every LLC (foreign or domestic) have an Arizona business address. If an LLC does not have a physical business address in Arizona, the law does allow an LLC to use the statutory agent’s address as the LLC’s Arizona business address. The exact text of the statute is reprinted below. If you would like to read the full text of the law on the Arizona website - GO HERE.

A.R.S. Sec. 29-3115. Statutory agent

A. Each limited liability company and each registered foreign limited liability company shall designate and maintain a statutory agent in this state.

Arizona law requires that every corporation (foreign or domestic) have and maintain a statutory agent and an Arizona business address. If a corporation does not have a physical business address in Arizona, the law does allow a corporation to use the statutory agent’s address as the corporation’s Arizona business address. The exact text of the statute is reprinted below. If you would like to read the full text of the law on the Arizona website - GO HERE.

A.R.S. Sec. 10-501. Known place of business and statutory agent

Each corporation shall continuously maintain in this state both:

1. A known place of business that may be the address of its statutory agent.

2. A statutory agent... .

Arizona law requires that every limited partnership (foreign or domestic) have and maintain a statutory agent and an Arizona business address. If a partnership does not have a physical business address in Arizona, the law does allow a partnership to use the statutory agent’s address as the partnership’s Arizona business address. A general partnership is not required by law to have a statutory agent or Arizona business address, but the law may presume that a general partnership has received a notice (i.e., lawsuit or other important notice) even if the general partnership does not received actual notice. (See A.R.S. Sec. 29-1002). Having an Arizona statutory agent will ensure the general partnership receives all legal notices. If you would like to read the full text of the law on the Arizona website - GO HERE.

A.R.S. Sec. 29-304. Specified office and agent

A. Each limited partnership shall continuously maintain in this state:

1. An office, which may but need not be a place of its business in this state, at which shall be kept the records required by section 29-305 to be maintained; and

2. An agent for service of process on the limited partnership, . . .

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PAYMENT

• Can I pay with a personal check, money order, debit card, or credit card? Yes.

• I “must” pay by check; what can I do? We can accept checks and money orders.
• What is meant by the terms: "Recurring Payment" and "Non-Recurring Payment?"
• • "Recurring Payment" gives you our best rate -- $60/year. Much the same as a magazine subscription or health club dues, a “Recurring Payment’ is for a specific period of time – one year – and renews automatically at the end of the year by charging the same credit/debit card used to pay the initial fee/invoice. When you pay by “recurring payment,” your credit/debit card will be charged the stated fee today and the same credit/debit card will be automatically charged the same amount again one year from today. You will receive an e-mail reminder before the renewal fee is charged to your account. If there are insufficient funds in your account at the time of the automatic renewal, you will be notified and a second attempt will be made (a day or two later) to charge the same account. You may cancel anytime.

• MUST I select “Recurring Payments"? No.
• Can I sign up for “Recurring Payment"? Yes.
• Can I switch from "Recurring Payments" to "Non-Recurring Payments" or vice versa? Yes. Send us an E-MAIL and tell us you want switch. We will help you make the change.
• Why is the annual "Non-Recurring Payment" fee more than the annual "Recurring Payment" fee? Our primary mission is to provide our clients with fast, easy and reliable statutory agent services. But we have “GONE GREEN,” so our secondary mission is to provide statutory agent services with as few pieces of paper as possible, without sacrificing service. We recognize that some people and/or organizations (e.g., non-profit business) cannot pay by credit/debit card and, in fact, must pay by check or money order. Similarly, we recognize that some people and/or organizations simply prefer not to use "Recurring Payments." In both cases, however, we incur additional expense processing paper based transactions (i.e., checks and/or money orders) and when generating payment requests for "Non-Recurring Payment" accounts.
• What if there is no money in my account when the automatic payment is attempted? Another attempt to bill your account will be tried a day or two later. If the account is closed or if there are still insufficient funds in the account or any other reason prevents the automatic charge, then we will send you a fax or e-mail about the problem. If payment is not timely received, then your account will be closed and we will send in the forms to the appropriate governmental agency to resign as your statutory agent. You can hire us again as your statutory agent, but any fees incurred when filing the resignation form(s) and a $49.00 reinstatement fee must be paid before your account will be reactivated. It is easy to reinstate your account; go to our "Reinstate Page."
• How do I cancel recurring payment (i.e., subscription payment)? To cancel all or some of your services, go to the “Cancel Service” (which is at the bottom of the Home Page).
• Can I cancel my account anytime? Yes.
• Do I need a “reason” to cancel? No. Hard to believe? The link to our “Cancel Service” page is at the bottom of the Home Page. Go to our “Cancel Service” page now and see just how easy it is to cancel. No questions, no hassle.
• How do I change from “recurring” to “non-recurring” payment? Send us an E-MAIL.
• What if my situation is complicated? Just send us an E-MAIL and let us know what you want to do; we will do our best to make it happen.

MY ACCOUNT

• What if my contact information changes (i.e., address, phone/fax number, e-mail, etc.)? Send us an E-MAIL.

• Can I cancel my account anytime? Yes.
• Do I need a “reason” to cancel? No. Hard to believe? The link to our “Cancel Service” page is at the bottom of the Home Page. Go to our “Cancel Service” page now and see just how easy it is to cancel. No questions, no hassle.
• How do I cancel/close my account? Go to our “Cancel Service” page.
• My account was closed, canceled, etc., and I now want to reinstate my account. No problem -- Go to our "Reinstate Page."

INITIAL DOCUMENTS

• Full information and prices for Initial Documents Packets is found HERE.

ARIZONA BUSINESS ADDRESS SERVICE

In addition to a statutory agent, Arizona law requires every business entity (e.g., LLC, corporation) to have a "Business Address." For LLC's it is known as the "Principal Address" and for corporations it is known as the "Known Place of Business."

• What is our "Arizona Business Address Service?"
• • This service allows your company to use our physical street address in Arizona as the Business Address for your LLC or corporation.
  • Is that legal? YES. Arizona law expressly allows an LLC or corporation to use the statutory agent's physical street address as the Business Address for an LLC or corporation.
    
  • Important Note: Our "Arizona Business Address Service" IS NOT: a "mail drop" service, a mail forwarding service, or for general mail sent to your business. You may lawfully use (and you should use) any address you wish for your general mail delivery, including a post office box or a private mail box in Arizona or in another state.
    
• What is (and is not) a physical street address in Arizona?
• • A retail store located in Arizona is a physical street address in Arizona.
  • A business office located in Arizona is a physical street address in Arizona.
  • A home address located in Arizona is a physical street address in Arizona.
  • A United States Post Office Box, a private mailbox, a virtual mailbox, or other mailbox IS NOT a physical street address.
  • A retail store, business office, home address, or other physical street address that is not located in Arizona IS NOT a physical street address in Arizona.
• How much does it cost? 
• • The annual fee for our "Arizona Business Address Service" is $60.
  • The fee is the same for LLC's and corporations. 
    
  • The fee is the same for "Recurring Payment" and "Non-Recurring Payment." "Recurring Payment" gives you a better annual rate for our Statutory Agent Services (i.e., $60/year instead of $90/year), but the $60 annual fee for our "Arizona Business Address Service" is the same for "Recurring Payment" and "Non-Recurring Payment."

• Do you NEED our Arizona Business Address Service? 

• Why would you WANT our Arizona Business Address Service if you do not NEED it?

CONFIDENTIAL ADDRESS SERVICE

• "Confidential Address Service" allows individuals to use our street address as their "personal address" on ALL documents filed with the ACC. Your personal address WILL NOT appear anywhere on the ACC's website.

Example:  Instead of:  Jane Smith, with a home address of 123 W. Main Street, Anytown, Arizona

It will appear as:  Jane Smith, c/o Carlton Casler, 12725 W. Indian School Rd, Ste. E-101, Avondale, AZ 85392 (statutory agent address)

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 1. The name of the company is ABC, LLC. 2. The Manager of the company is: (without Confidential Address Service it will appear as:) Jane Smith, 123 W. Main Street, Anytown, AZ 85000 (showing home address) (with Confidential Address Service it will appear as:) Jane Smith, c/o Carlton Casler, 12725 W. Indian School Road, Ste. E-101, Avondale, AZ 85392 (showing our address)

• One Time Fee. The fee for our "Confidential Address Service" is $98 - for one (1) address. There is no annual fee for this service. The fee is the same for "Recurring Payment" and "Non-Recurring Payment" and the same for LLC's and corporations.
• • One (1) address. The fee for one person is $98. The fee for two or more people with the same address is $98. 
  • • Example 1: a husband and wife with the same home address will pay a one-time fee of $98.
    • Example 2: two or more related or unrelated people have the same home address and will pay a one-time fee of $98.
  • Two (2) addresses. The fee for two addresses is $196.
  • • Example 3: two people (related or unrelated) each have a separate home address. They will need Confidential Address Service for each home address, which in this example is two address. They will pay a one-time fee of $196.
  • Three (3) addresses. The fee for three addresses is $294.
  • • Example 4: six people start a new LLC. Two Members of the LLC are husband and wife and live at the same address; they pay $98 for one Confidential Address Service. Two other Members of the LLC are unrelated to any of the other Members, but they live at the same address; they pay $98 for one Confidential Address Service. The fifth Member of the LLC lives at an address different than the other four Members; she pays $98 for one Confidential Address Service. The sixth Member of the LLC does not want Confidential Address Service; his home address will appear on the ACC's website. The total is a one-time fee of $294 for the six Members with a total of three different home addresses ($98 x 3).
  • Four (4) addresses. The fee for four addresses is $392.
  • Five (5) addresses or more. Contact us by email (Manager@ArizonaStatutoryAgentServices.com) or phone to discuss your situation.
  • Don't spend money unnecessarily. 
  • • If you are forming a new LLC or corporation AND you don't want the address for one or more members, managers, or directors to appear on the ACC's website, then this service is worthwhile. 
    • If you are adding new members/managers of an existing LLC or new directors of an existing corporation AND you don't want the address for one or more members, managers, or directors to appear on the ACC's website, then this service is worthwhile. 
    • If the address of one or more members/managers of an LLC have changed AND you don't want the new address(es) to appear on the ACC's website, then this service is worthwhile.
    • If the address of one or more directors of a corporation have changed AND you don't want the new address(es) to appear on the ACC's website, then this service is worthwhile.
    • BUT if you are changing the address of existing members/managers of an LLC or existing directors of a corporation from addresses that already appear on the ACC's website to our address, then this service is not worthwhile because the "old" address(es) will appear in "Document History" on the ACC's website.

CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT SERVICE

• This is ONLY for corporations. LLCs do not file an Annual Report and do not need this service.

• Each year, every corporation doing business in Arizona must file an Annual Report. 
• • This includes Arizona Corporations and foreign corporations (i.e., formed in another state and authorized by the ACC to do business in Arizona)
  • This includes for-profit and non-profit corporations. 
• Every corporation is required by law to prepare and timely file an Annual Report. If the Annual Report is not timely filed (i.e., on or before the "Due Date"), late fees are charged by the ACC. If delinquent too long, then the ACC will dissolve your corporation.
• • The Due Date for your corporation's Annual Report is determined by the ACC; it is NOT the same date as all other corporations. 
• With this service, we take care of this task for you -- on time, every time. 
• • Our Annual Report Service is only $199 and includes the ACC's filing fee ($45 for-profit, $10 non-profit; excludes late fees and penalties if one or more Annual Reports are delinquent at the time you request this service).
  • We will send you a copy of your corporation's most recent Annual Report. You will note changes (if any). We will then electronically file the Annual Report for you and pay the filing fee.
  • In addition, we will remind you next year BEFORE the next Annual Report is due.

CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT (CTA)

BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INTEREST REPORT (BOI Report)

FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK (FinCEN)

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires all companies (with very few exceptions) to file a Beneficial Ownership Interest Report (BOI Report) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

• Companies created before January 1, 2024, have until January 1, 2025 to file the BOI Report.

• Companies formed after January 1, 2024, have 90 days to file a BOI Report (90 days after the Articles of Organization were approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission).

Full information may be found at the .GOV website linked below, but the requirement is every company (e.g., LLC, corporation, partnership) MUST file a BOI Report.

• The report lists every person that owns (or controls) a Beneficial Ownership Interest (BOI) in a company.

• Each person must provide personal information in the BOI Report, including: full name, address, date of birth, copy of government issued identification (e.g., driver's license, passport).

It is not hard, but it will take some time. We had to file a BOI Report for Arizona Statutory Agent Services, LLC, and it took about 20 minutes.

We cannot file the BOI Report for you. BE VERY CAREFUL about hiring someone to do the BOI Report for you and/or your company because you will need to provide them with a photo identification (e.g., driver’s license, passport) and a lot of personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, date of birth). Giving all that personal information to someone else to do the BOI Report for you is VERY RISKY.

This YouTube video may be helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xOsSiQI-C8

For information about: Corporation Transparency Act (CTA), Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOI Report), and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), go HERE: https://www.fincen.gov/boi

ELECTRONIC PROCESSING or MAIL PROCESSING

• Your completed and signed documents must be sent to the Arizona Corporation Commission ("ACC") by you or by us. You can file your documents directly with the ACC by mail or hand-delivering the documents to the ACC's office. We can file your documents with the ACC by mail OR we can file your documents electronically, using our special account with the ACC. If having your documents filed with the ACC in the next 3 to 10 days is acceptable, then you want MAIL PROCESSING - stop here and read no further. If you need your documents filed as soon as possible (i.e., today or tomorrow), then you want ELECTRONIC PROCESSING.

• MAIL PROCESSING. A "Statutory Agent Acceptance" form must be signed by us and attached to the documents sent to the ACC.
• • Send us your completed and signed forms via hand-delivery, express mail (i.e., FedEx, UPS next day, etc.), or regular mail. Upon receipt, we will sign the "Statutory Agent Acceptance" form (accepting the appointment as your statutory agent) and then we will mail your documents and your check to the ACC.
  • Alternatively, we will mail, e-mail or fax the signed "Statutory Agent Acceptance" form to you and then you can hand-deliver or mail your documents, our signed form, and your check to the ACC.
  • In either case (above), you must make your check payable to the ACC to cover the filing fees charged by the ACC.

• ELECTRONIC PROCESSING.
• • This is much faster, but don't ask (and pay for) this service unless you must have your documents filed ASAP. You may select this service when you sign up for our statutory agent services. You will send us your completed and signed forms via fax or e-mail (after you have scanned the completed and signed forms). Upon Receipt, we will sign the "Statutory Agent Acceptance" form (accepting the appointment as the statutory agent).
  • We will file your forms electronically with the ACC via a special account we have with the ACC. This special account allows us to send the forms electronically, BUT we must pay your ACC fees from our "Money on Deposit" account. Instead of you sending us a check payable to the ACC for the filing fees, we MUST send you an invoice via e-mail for: (1) the fees you owe to the ACC and (2) the $195 Electronic Processing fee. This will reduce the ACC's processing time by up to 10 days.
  • Note: this service is for: (1) new Arizona businesses, (2) existing Arizona businesses, (3) foreign businesses applying for the first time to do business in Arizona, or (4) foreign businesses already authorized to business in Arizona and need a new statutory agent, AND when YOU will be preparing and sending documents to the Arizona Corporation Commission. This service is unnecessary for White Glove Service because Electronic Processing is already included.