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Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in South Dakota

South Dakota registers a corporation from Alaska as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants 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 South Dakota each ask for

	Alaska formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$750 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 South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$37.50 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

From Alaska to South Dakota, step by step

Order the Alaska certificate
The Certificate of Compliance ($10) is ordered from Alaska separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Alaska certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your South Dakota registered agent, with your Alaska name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days Alaska takes to send the certificate before the South Dakota filing goes in. Once South Dakota approves it, the Alaska company can do business there.

First-year cost, Alaska to South Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Compliance, paid to Alaska	$10
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alaska certificate included	$959

South Dakota's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Alaska name work for South Dakota?

If South Dakota's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Alaska company. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: South Dakota and Alaska

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

Staying in good standing in Alaska and South Dakota

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

LLC or corporation, Alaska to South Dakota

An LLC formed in Alaska files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10)). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). See the LLC filing.

Registering a South Dakota company in Alaska

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

Questions Alaska owners ask about South Dakota

Does my Alaska company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; South Dakota law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Alaska corporation in South Dakota?

$949 at checkout plus $10 to Alaska for the Certificate of Compliance, $959 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately, plus a few days for Alaska's certificate before filing. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and South Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and South Dakota's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Dakota?

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

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota accept my Alaska name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Alaska name at home.

Can I form a new South Dakota corporation instead?

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

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