Doing Business in Arizona with a Delaware LLC
For many business owners, Delaware is the popular choice when it comes to incorporating their business.
This is due to Delaware's strong legal climate which has been ranked No.1 in the U.S. many times. Delaware is known for legally separating members of an LLC from the debts of the LLC, thus protecting their personal assets.
By incorporating your business in Delaware, your business is considered domestic to Delaware and foreign to every other state.
The process in which a Delaware LLC will get permission to operate in a foreign state is called Foreign Qualification. To foreign qualify your Delaware LLC in Arizona, you will need to follow Arizona's application process, pay their state fee, and obtain a Certificate of Good Standing from Delaware.
This Certificate of Good Standing must be current within 60 days. As a Delaware Registered Agent, we are happy to assist you with this service.
If we help you to qualify your Delaware LLC in Arizona, the turnaround time is often about a week. We will prepare the documents, obtain the Certificate of Good Standing from Delaware, and send the appropriate documents to you for signature. Often the managing member will sign these documents.
The signatures will not need to be original, so you are able to simply email the forms back. We will then file the documents with Arizona, along with the Certificate of Good Standing, pay the state fee and send you the Certificate of Authority to operate in Arizona as soon as it is approved. We can also act as your Registered Agent in Arizona for $99 per year.
Arizona does not have a publication requirement unless specifically required by the county of your Registered Agent. There is also no annual reporting requirement for Arizona. Please keep in mind that once registered as a foreign entity in Arizona, your Delaware LLC will still be responsible for staying in good standing in Delaware by maintaining a Registered Agent and paying the annual Franchise Tax before June 1 each year.
For more information on foreign qualification in Arizona, registered agent service in Arizona, or to get started with these services, please contact Harvard Business Services at 1-800-345-2677 x6130 or email devin@delawareinc.com.
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There are 4 comments left for Doing Business in Arizona with a Delaware LLC
Brooks said: Friday, November 25, 2022Thank you so much for sharing your expertise on this matter. I have a question. Can I hire a company to open a business in Delaware if I am not a citizen? I have worked for a few months in Arizona and have an SSN and a personal bank account. Will the bank account in another state be alright?
HBS Staff replied: Monday, November 28, 2022Hello Brooks,
Thank you for you for reading our blog and for your question. Anyone anywhere in the world can incorporate here in Delaware and operate lawful business activities all over the world. One of our representatives will reach out to help with any and all questions.
Gautam Pai said: Monday, March 28, 2022Hello- I have a LLC in WI which has never been operational. I created it while I lived in WI. I am assuming I can leave it inactive to let it get closed automatically since I loved to AZ. However, we are 5 friends who want to form another LLC in Delaware. Apart from me -a citizen living in arizona, second friend is a green card holdersliving in Indiana, 2 others from WI are having a labor filed and are on their way to get a permanent residency and one of them is from Singapore. Can we form an LLC in Delaware or would you rather suggest we have it created in a state where majority of them live Wisconsin? Please also let us know what os the total cost that you would charge as our Delaware agent. Thanks.
HBS Staff replied: Friday, April 1, 2022Hi Gautam,
We will be happy to assist you with your question. Anyone anywhere can form a Delaware company. No documentation is required and you do not have to visit or live in the State of Delaware to form a company here. We will be happy to reach out to help answer all of your questions.
Edward K Delp said: Tuesday, October 20, 2020I need a list of companies incorporated in Delaware and doing business in Arizona, for example, Northrop Grumman.
HBS Staff replied: Tuesday, October 20, 2020Unfortunately, we do not have any such list to offer. You could try contacting the Arizona Secretary of State to see if they can point you in the right direction.
Winter j . Flowers-Olowofela said: Thursday, September 5, 2019Want to change the the state from Delaware to new york
HBS Staff replied: Thursday, September 5, 2019We would be happy to assist if you can provide more information on what you need. Please contact us by email, phone, or live chat.