How to Dissolve an LLC in Arizona (2026 Guide)

To dissolve an LLC in Arizona, file Articles of Termination with the Arizona Corporation Commission and pay the $35 filing fee. Standard processing takes about 20 days, or 2 to 3 days if you pay $70 for expedited review. Arizona is one of the few states that also expects a newspaper notice to creditors, which is the step most owners miss.

This guide covers the exact filing, the cost, the newspaper requirement, and what happens if you skip it.

How Much Does It Cost to Dissolve an LLC in Arizona?

The Arizona Corporation Commission charges $35 to file Articles of Termination. Expedited review, which cuts processing from about 20 days down to 2 to 3 days, costs an additional $35, for $70 total. An optional Notice of Winding Up costs $10 and is not required, but it flags your LLC as "pending inactive" in state records while you finish closing it out.

Item	Cost
Articles of Termination (standard)	$35
Articles of Termination (expedited)	$70
Optional Notice of Winding Up	$10
Newspaper publication (3 weeks)	Varies by county, typically $30 to $150

The state filing fee is small. The newspaper notice, which most other states do not require at all, is the cost that catches Arizona owners off guard.

How Do You Dissolve an LLC in Arizona? Step by Step

Arizona's process has one extra step most states skip. Here is the order that works:

1. Approve the termination. Follow your operating agreement, or get written consent from the members if it is silent.
2. Wind up the business. Collect what you are owed, pay outstanding bills, close bank accounts, cancel licenses, and prepare to distribute any remaining assets.
3. Notify known creditors in writing. Arizona law (A.R.S. 29-3703) requires written notice to anyone you know is owed money, giving them at least 120 days to submit a claim.
4. Publish notice in a newspaper. Arizona also requires public notice of the termination in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the LLC operates, published once a week for three consecutive weeks.
5. File your final taxes. Close out state tax accounts with the Arizona Department of Revenue and file a final federal return with the IRS.
6. File Articles of Termination. Submit the form to the Arizona Corporation Commission through the AZ Business One Stop portal and pay the $35 fee.

What Are Articles of Termination in Arizona?

Arizona calls the closing document "Articles of Termination" rather than "Articles of Dissolution," which is the term most other states use for the same filing. It tells the Arizona Corporation Commission your LLC has finished winding up and is ending its existence. Once the Commission accepts it, your LLC stops owing the state anything further.

Some owners file an optional Notice of Winding Up first ($10), which marks the LLC "pending inactive" while creditor notice periods run, then follows up with the Articles of Termination once everything is settled. It is not required, but it gives you a documented paper trail if a creditor ever disputes the timeline.

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Does Arizona Require a Newspaper Notice to Dissolve an LLC?

Yes, in most cases. Arizona law requires an LLC winding up its affairs to publish notice of the termination in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the business is located, once a week for three consecutive weeks. The notice must include the LLC's name, the date of termination, and a statement telling creditors how to submit claims. This is unusual. Most states only require a written notice to known creditors, not a public newspaper filing, which is why owners moving from another state are often caught off guard by this step.

How Long Does It Take to Dissolve an Arizona LLC?

The Articles of Termination themselves process in about 20 days standard, or 2 to 3 days expedited. The newspaper publication takes three weeks on its own, since the notice has to run for three consecutive weekly issues before it counts as complete. Between the creditor notice period, the publication run, and final tax filings, most Arizona LLCs take four to eight weeks from start to a fully closed company, even though the state filing itself is quick.

What Happens If You Don't Dissolve Your Arizona LLC?

An LLC that is never formally terminated stays active on Arizona's records. Fees, notices, and potential penalties keep accumulating for a company you are no longer running. If you also skip the newspaper notice and known-creditor letters, you lose the legal protection those steps are designed to give you: without them, a creditor can potentially bring a claim well after you thought you were done, since the 120-day claims window never technically started.

Filing Articles of Termination the right way, with the notices included, is what actually closes the door.

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