Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

Alabama Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

A corporation formed in Alabama that wants to do business in Washington files an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Alabama records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Alabama and Washington side by side

	Alabama formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$200 at order (filing fee $180 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 Washington
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due		Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Alabama companies register with Washington

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our Washington order. An instant Alabama certificate reaches Washington only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Alabama name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Alabama delays the Washington filing. Once Washington approves it, the Alabama company can do business there.

Washington costs for Alabama companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$424

Will your Alabama name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Alabama one

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

Staying in good standing in Alabama and Washington

Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year; Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Washington

An LLC formed in Alabama files its own registration with Washington ($200 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 Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Washington into Alabama

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

Common questions: Alabama to Washington

Does my Alabama company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Washington calls it registration for Alabama corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$399 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $424 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Washington?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Washington's report ($70).

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT).

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Alabama companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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