Alabama Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

Connecticut registers a corporation from Alabama as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Alabama records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Alabama vs Connecticut: the paperwork

	Alabama formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$385 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due		Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Alabama to Connecticut, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Alabama name and formation date. If Connecticut wants the Alabama certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Alabama corporation is registered with Connecticut.

Your Alabama name and Connecticut's rules

We check your exact Alabama name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Your Connecticut agent and the Alabama one

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

Staying in good standing in Alabama and Connecticut

Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year; Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($435). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Alabama files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Alabama

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

Common questions: Alabama to Connecticut

Does my Alabama company need to register in Connecticut?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to Alabama corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Alabama's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Connecticut?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Connecticut's report ($435).

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT).

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Alabama companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

What does a Connecticut company file to register in Alabama?

It files Alabama's registration with $184 in state fees.

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