Alabama

Foreign registration · Form 50

Alabama Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

A corporation formed in Alabama that wants to do business in Oregon files Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Alabama records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Alabama and Oregon each ask for

	Alabama formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$25	$275 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed online with Oregon
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due		Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Oregon registered agent

How Alabama companies register with Oregon

We prepare and file Form 50
It names us as your Oregon registered agent, with your Alabama name and formation date. If Oregon wants the Alabama certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oregon approves it, the Alabama company can do business there.

Will your Alabama name work for Oregon?

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

Your Oregon agent and the Alabama one

Alabama and Oregon both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Alabama; ours takes Oregon's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Alabama and Oregon

Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year; Oregon wants the Annual Report every year ($275). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Oregon

An LLC formed in Alabama files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oregon company in Alabama

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

Common questions: Alabama to Oregon

Does my Alabama company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Oregon law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Oregon registration cost?

$474 at checkout; Oregon may also want Alabama's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Oregon?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Oregon's report ($275).

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

Alabama companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Amendment/Withdrawal; until then, Oregon's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

What does an Oregon company file to register in Alabama?

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

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