Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-414

California Corporation Foreign Registration in Alaska

To do business in Alaska, a corporation formed in California registers there on Form 08-414, with $350 in state fees. Alaska may ask for California's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing from your California records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What California and Alaska each ask for

	California formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
State fee	$5	$350 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed with Alaska
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$250 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: online filings post as soon as they are paid
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Alaska registered agent

How California companies register with Alaska

We prepare and file Form 08-414
It names us as your Alaska registered agent, with your California name and formation date. If Alaska wants the California certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your California corporation is registered with Alaska.

Will your California name work for Alaska?

We search Alaska's records for California's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Alaska agent and the California one

Alaska calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for California; ours takes Alaska's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Alaska and California

California wants the Statement of Information (Form SI-550) every year ($25); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to Alaska

An LLC formed in California files Form 08-0497 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Alaska company in California

A corporation formed in Alaska that registers with California files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: California to Alaska

Does my California company need to register in Alaska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a California corporation in Alaska?

$549 at checkout; Alaska may also want California's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

Alaska says online filings post as soon as they are paid, plus time for California's certificate if Alaska asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for California and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($25) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Alaska for year one.

Can I form a new Alaska corporation instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alaska's Biennial Report ($100), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

California companies leave by filing Form 08-502; until then, Alaska's report stays due alongside California's filings.

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