Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 326

Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

To do business in Louisiana, a corporation formed in Alaska registers there on Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division using your Alaska records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Alaska and Louisiana each ask for

	Alaska formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$160 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 Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Alaska companies register with Louisiana

We prepare and file Form 326
It names us as your Louisiana registered agent, with your Alaska name and formation date. If Louisiana wants the Alaska certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Alaska corporation is registered with Louisiana.

Your Alaska name and Louisiana's rules

We check your exact Alaska name against Louisiana's records before filing.

Your Louisiana agent and the Alaska one

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Louisiana wants the Annual Report every year ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Alaska files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10)). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Louisiana into Alaska

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

Common questions: Alaska to Louisiana

Does my Alaska company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Louisiana registration cost?

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want Alaska's Certificate of Compliance, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Louisiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Louisiana's report ($30).

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

An Alaska company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Alaska?

It files Form 08-414 with $350 in state fees.

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