Alabama

New Mexico

Foreign registration · no form number

Alabama Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

To do business in New Mexico, a corporation formed in Alabama registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Alabama records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Alabama and New Mexico each ask for

	Alabama formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$200 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due		April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Alabama to New Mexico, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Mexico registered agent, next to your Alabama name and formation date. If New Mexico wants the Alabama certificate, it is ordered first. Once New Mexico approves it, the Alabama company can do business there.

Will your Alabama name work for New Mexico?

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

Agents: New Mexico and Alabama

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

Staying in good standing in Alabama and New Mexico

Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year; New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Alabama files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Mexico into Alabama

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

Questions Alabama owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Alabama company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

$399 at checkout; New Mexico may also want Alabama's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25), and the original keeps Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT).

What does a New Mexico company file to register in Alabama?

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

How do I get an Alabama certificate of good standing?

Alabama issues the Certificate of Existence online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number ($25).

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