Colorado

Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-414

Colorado Corporation Foreign Registration in Alaska

To do business in Alaska, a corporation formed in Colorado registers there on Form 08-414, with $350 in state fees. Alaska may ask for Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing using your Colorado records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Colorado vs Alaska: the paperwork

	Colorado formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
State fee	No fee	$350 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Alaska
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	sos.state.co.us	commerce.alaska.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: online filings post as soon as they are paid
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

From Colorado to Alaska, step by step

We prepare and file Form 08-414
It lists us as your Alaska registered agent, next to your Colorado name and formation date. If Alaska wants the Colorado certificate, it is ordered first. Once Alaska approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

Will your Colorado name work for Alaska?

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

Agents: Alaska and Colorado

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

Yearly filings: Alaska and Colorado

Colorado wants the Periodic Report every year ($25); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Alaska

An LLC formed in Colorado files Form 08-0497 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Alaska into Colorado

A corporation formed in Alaska that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Alaska certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Colorado owners ask about Alaska

Does my Colorado company need to register in Alaska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Alaska registration cost?

$549 at checkout; Alaska may also want Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Alaska?

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

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Alaska corporation instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alaska's Biennial Report ($100), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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