Arizona business lookup

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USA Business Search lists Arizona businesses from Foursquare open place data and owner submissions. Use it to reach a business: phone, website, address and category. Start at the Arizona hub or pick a metro:

Phoenix-area businesses often list a suburb address (Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe) even when they serve the whole Valley, so search the service and then widen to nearby cities. If a listing is wrong, its owner can claim and fix it. Being listed is not an endorsement or a sign that we checked the business.

Verify a business with the Arizona Corporation Commission

In Arizona, corporations and LLCs register with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), not the Secretary of State. On January 12, 2026 the ACC moved filing and searching from eCorp to the Arizona Business Center, as its launch notice explains. Old bookmarks and articles that point to eCorp are out of date.

You can search by:

• Entity name, with partial matches.
• Statutory agent, Arizona's term for a registered agent.
• Principal, meaning a member, manager, officer or director listed on filings.
• Entity ID number.

The record shows the entity type, status, formation date, county, statutory agent, listed principals and the documents on file. Because Arizona lists principals, it is one of the easier states for finding the people behind an LLC.

A Certificate of Good Standing costs $10 for regular processing or $45 expedited, per the ACC business services FAQ, as of October 2026. The ACC has warned about private mailers that charge more for the same certificate.

Trade names are a separate state filing

Trade names (DBAs) are registered with the Arizona Secretary of State, not the ACC and not the county. Registration costs $10, lasts five years and renews for another $10, as of October 2026. Registration is optional in Arizona, so a business can use a trade name that appears in no state record. When the name on a truck doesn't match anything, search the Secretary of State's trade name records, then search the ACC by principal name.

Check a contractor license with the ROC

Arizona licenses contractors statewide through the Registrar of Contractors. Its contractor search lets you look up a license number, company or person. Records show:

• License status and classification, such as residential, commercial or a specialty trade.
• The bond on file, which is a source of recovery if work goes wrong.
• Complaint history.

The handyman exemption lets unlicensed workers take only casual, minor jobs under $1,000 in labor and materials combined. The exemption does not apply if the job needs a permit or is part of a larger project split into smaller contracts. Anything bigger needs an ROC license.

Arizona also runs a Residential Contractors' Recovery Fund for homeowners harmed by licensed residential contractors, which is another reason to hire licensed. Start a shortlist with plumbers in Arizona, then confirm each license with the ROC.

Can't find the business?

A sole proprietor working under their own name doesn't file with the ACC, and trade name registration is optional, so some legitimate Arizona businesses leave little trace in state records. Try a principal search with the owner's name, then the ROC search if they do construction work. Businesses that sell taxable goods or services also hold a transaction privilege tax license from the Arizona Department of Revenue. Snowbird-season businesses in Yuma, Quartzsite and Lake Havasu City may be registered in another state, so ask where the company was formed.

Starting a business in Arizona

You will usually also need a transaction privilege tax (TPT) license from the Arizona Department of Revenue if you sell goods or certain services, plus any city license.

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