Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

Alabama Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

Nebraska registers a corporation from Alabama as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Alabama records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Alabama vs Nebraska: the paperwork

	Alabama formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$25	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due		April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

How Alabama companies register with Nebraska

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the Alabama certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, next to your Alabama name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Alabama issues the certificate instantly, so the Nebraska filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Alabama corporation is registered with Nebraska.

Nebraska costs for Alabama companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$334

Your Alabama name and Nebraska's rules

If another Nebraska company uses the Alabama name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Alabama name against Nebraska's records before filing.

Your Nebraska agent and the Alabama one

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Alabama says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Alabama; ours takes Nebraska's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Alabama and Nebraska

Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year; Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Alabama files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 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 Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nebraska into Alabama

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

Common questions: Alabama to Nebraska

Does my Alabama company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Nebraska registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $334 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

An Alabama company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska accept my Alabama name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Alabama name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT).

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Alabama companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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