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Foreign registration · Form MBCA-12

Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in Maine

Maine registers a corporation from Alaska as a foreign corporation on Form MBCA-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine may ask for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions from your Alaska records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Alaska and Maine each ask for

	Alaska formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Form MBCA-12, Application for Authority to do Business
State fee	$10	$250 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 Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	maine.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	June 1
Late yearly filing	$37.50 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Required expedite processing: 24 hours
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Alaska companies register with Maine

We prepare and file Form MBCA-12
It names us as your Maine registered agent, with your Alaska name and formation date. If Maine wants the Alaska certificate, it is ordered first. Once Maine approves it, the Alaska company can do business there.

Will your Alaska name work for Maine?

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

Agents: Maine and Alaska

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

Staying in good standing in Alaska and Maine

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($150). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Maine

An LLC formed in Alaska files Form MLLC-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10)). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Maine company in Alaska

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

Common questions: Alaska to Maine

Does my Alaska company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; Maine law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Maine registration cost?

$499 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Maine may also want Alaska's Certificate of Compliance, at extra cost.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite, plus time for Alaska's certificate if Maine asks for it. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Maine?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Maine's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Maine?

An Alaska company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Maine can add up to $500 for each year or part of a year.

Does Maine require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maine corporation instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maine's Annual Report ($85), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

Alaska companies leave by filing an Application of Withdrawal; until then, Maine's report stays due alongside Alaska's filings.

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