Alaska

North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form B-09

Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

North Carolina registers a corporation from Alaska as a foreign corporation on Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division from your Alaska records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Alaska and North Carolina side by side

	Alaska formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Standard processing: 5 to 10 business days
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

From Alaska to North Carolina, step by step

We prepare and file Form B-09
It lists us as your North Carolina registered agent, next to your Alaska name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Alaska certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Alaska corporation is registered with North Carolina.

Will your Alaska name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the Alaska one

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Alaska files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10)). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in Alaska

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

Questions Alaska owners ask about North Carolina

Does my Alaska company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Alaska's Certificate of Compliance, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Alaska's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and North Carolina?

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

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Alaska companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Alaska's filings.

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