Alabama

Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-414

Alabama Corporation Foreign Registration in Alaska

To do business in Alaska, a corporation formed in Alabama registers there on Form 08-414, with $350 in state fees. Alaska may ask for Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing from your Alabama records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Alabama and Alaska side by side

	Alabama formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
State fee	$25	$350 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed with Alaska
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Yearly filing	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due		January 2 of the filing year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: online filings post as soon as they are paid
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

How Alabama companies register with Alaska

We prepare and file Form 08-414
It lists us as your Alaska registered agent, next to your Alabama name and formation date. If Alaska wants the Alabama certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Alabama corporation is registered with Alaska.

Your Alabama name and Alaska's rules

We search Alaska's records for Alabama's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Alaska agent and the Alabama one

Alabama and Alaska both call it a registered agent. Alaska papers come to us; Alabama's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Alaska and Alabama

Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year; Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Alaska

An LLC formed in Alabama files Form 08-0497 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Alaska into Alabama

A corporation formed in Alaska that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Alabama to Alaska

Does my Alabama company need to register in Alaska?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Alaska registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Alaska issues one to Alabama corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Alaska registration cost?

$549 at checkout; Alaska may also want Alabama's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

Alaska says online filings post as soon as they are paid, plus time for Alabama's certificate if Alaska asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alabama registered agent stays, and ours covers Alaska for year one.

Can I form a new Alaska corporation instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alaska's Biennial Report ($100), and the original keeps Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT).

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

Alabama companies leave by filing Form 08-502; until then, Alaska's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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