Alaska

Foreign registration · no form number

Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

Washington registers a corporation from Alaska as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your Alaska records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Alaska vs Washington: the paperwork

	Alaska formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order (filing fee $180 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 online with Washington
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Late yearly filing	$37.50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Alaska companies register with Washington

Order the Alaska certificate
The Certificate of Compliance ($10) is ordered from Alaska separately; it is not part of our Washington order. With Alaska taking days and Washington counting 60 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Alaska name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Alaska certificate takes days to arrive, so the Washington filing waits for it. After approval, your Alaska corporation is registered with Washington.

Washington costs for Alaska companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Compliance, paid to Alaska	$10
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alaska certificate included	$409

Your Alaska name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Alaska one

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Washington

An LLC formed in Alaska files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10)). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Washington into Alaska

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

Questions Alaska owners ask about Washington

Does my Alaska company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Washington calls it registration for Alaska corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$399 at checkout plus $10 to Alaska for the Certificate of Compliance, $409 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Washington?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Washington's report ($70).

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Alaska companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Alaska's filings.

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