Arizona Secretary of State – AZ SOS Business Search

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Arizona Secretary of State Corporations Division
Phoenix Office – 1300 West Washington 1st Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85007-2929
Tucson Office – Arizona Corporation Commission 400 W. Congress, 2nd Floor Tucson, AZ 85701
Phone Number: (602) 542-3026
Fax: (602) 542-8813
Website: http://www.azcc.gov/divisions/corporations/
E-Mail: https://azsos.gov/about-office/contact-us

Lookup a Business Entity

Step 1 – Start

Go to the Arizona Secretary of State’s Website.

Here you will be able to perform a search by name, file number, and registered name, and check the availability of the name of a business entity.

When doing a generic search of a corporation, LLC (limited liability company), or partnership by name you will get brought to a page that looks like the one below;

Step 2 – Choose Your Entity

As you can see above, the database will pull and preview all matching entities including; File Number, Name, and Type. Click on the dark blue link  (Under Corporation Name) in order to get to the next page which will show you all the information on file with the Arizona Secretary of State.

Step 3 – Retrieve Information

Above is just a preview of all the information you will be able to view, but the Arizona Secretary of State provides more data than most States and the user may be able to view the business’s; File Number, Name, Address, Registered Agent (Statutory), Registered Agent Addresses (Mailing and Physical), Agent Status, Profit or Non, Incorporation Date, State of Domicile, Approval Date, Life Period, Officer(s), Director(s), Annual Report(s), and the option to see copies of any and all previous filings.

Step 4 – Steps to form your new Business in Arizona

• Business name availability search (above)
• Internet domain availability search for website and email.
• Choose your entity type (LLC, S-Corp, C-Corp, Partnership, or Non-Profit Org)
• Obtain IRS EIN Number (employer identification number).  Create New IRS EIN Number
• Create Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws that include describing the business purpose of the entity, naming the registered agent, directors, registered address, operating guidelines, dissolution provisions, and other information.
• Determine if the new entity requires any federal, state, or local business licenses.
• Determine payroll tax requirements.
• Determine federal, state, and local tax filing requirements.
• Establish the business physical and/or mailing address, phone number, voicemail, website, email address, and business cards.