Alaska

New Mexico

Foreign registration · no form number

Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

A corporation formed in Alaska that wants to do business in New Mexico files an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Alaska records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Alaska and New Mexico side by side

	Alaska formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 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 online with New Mexico
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	January 2 of the filing year	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$37.50 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Alaska companies register with New Mexico

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Mexico registered agent, next to your Alaska name and formation date. If New Mexico wants the Alaska certificate, it is ordered first. Once New Mexico approves it, the Alaska company can do business there.

Your Alaska name and New Mexico's rules

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

Agents: New Mexico and Alaska

Alaska and New Mexico both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Alaska; ours takes New Mexico's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Alaska files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in Alaska

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

Common questions: Alaska to New Mexico

Does my Alaska company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: New Mexico issues one to Alaska corporations once the filing is approved.

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

$399 at checkout; New Mexico may also want Alaska's Certificate of Compliance, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

What does a New Mexico company file to register in Alaska?

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

How do I get an Alaska certificate of good standing?

Alaska issues the Certificate of Compliance online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February ($10).

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