Alaska

Foreign registration · Form FBE

Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in Kentucky

A corporation formed in Alaska that wants to do business in Kentucky files Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky needs nothing from Alaska: no Certificate of Compliance. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings using your Alaska records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Alaska and Kentucky side by side

	Alaska formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	$10	$90 at order
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed with Kentucky
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

From Alaska to Kentucky, step by step

We prepare and file Form FBE
It names us as your Kentucky registered agent, with your Alaska name and formation date. No Alaska paperwork holds up the Kentucky filing. After approval, your Alaska corporation is registered with Kentucky.

Will your Alaska name work for Kentucky?

We search Kentucky's records for Alaska's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Kentucky agent and the Alaska one

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

Yearly filings: Kentucky and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Kentucky wants the Annual Report every year ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Kentucky

An LLC formed in Alaska files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kentucky into Alaska

A corporation formed in Kentucky that registers with Alaska files Form 08-414 with $350 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Alaska to Kentucky

Does my Alaska company need to register in Kentucky?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; Kentucky registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Kentucky issues one to Alaska corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register an Alaska corporation in Kentucky?

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay Alaska.

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from Alaska first.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Kentucky?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Kentucky's report ($15).

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alaska registered agent stays, and ours covers Kentucky for year one.

Can I form a new Kentucky corporation instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

Alaska companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside Alaska's filings.

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