Alabama

Foreign registration · Form 0012

Alabama Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

Oklahoma registers a corporation from Alabama as a foreign corporation on Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Alabama records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Alabama and Oklahoma each ask for

	Alabama formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$25	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due		On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

How Alabama companies register with Oklahoma

We prepare and file Form 0012
It names us as your Oklahoma registered agent, with your Alabama name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Alabama certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oklahoma approves it, the Alabama company can do business there.

Your Alabama name and Oklahoma's rules

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

Agents: Oklahoma and Alabama

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

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and Alabama

Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year; Oklahoma wants the Annual Certificate every year ($10). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Alabama files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 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 Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oklahoma into Alabama

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

Questions Alabama owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my Alabama company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Oklahoma calls it qualification for Alabama corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register an Alabama corporation in Oklahoma?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Alabama's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Oklahoma?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Oklahoma's report ($10).

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

An Alabama company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alabama registered agent stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT).

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

Alabama companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Corporation); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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