Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, a corporation formed in Alaska registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Alaska records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Alaska and North Dakota each ask for

	Alaska formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$10	$145 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 North Dakota
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sos.nd.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	May 15
Late yearly filing	$37.50 late fee	$20 late fee
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Alaska to North Dakota, step by step

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

Your Alaska name and North Dakota's rules

North Dakota accepts your Alaska name if it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. We check your exact Alaska name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Your North Dakota agent and the Alaska one

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Alaska

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

LLC or corporation, Alaska to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Alaska files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10)). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Alaska

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

Common questions: Alaska to North Dakota

Does my Alaska company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: North Dakota issues one to Alaska corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the North Dakota registration cost?

$344 at checkout; North Dakota may also want Alaska's Certificate of Compliance, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and North Dakota?

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

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Alaska name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them.

Can I form a new North Dakota corporation instead?

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

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