Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

Delaware Corporation Foreign Registration in Alabama

A corporation formed in Delaware that wants to do business in Alabama files an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama may ask for Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division from your Delaware records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Delaware and Alabama side by side

	Delaware formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$50	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Franchise Tax Report, $50, every year	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year
Due	March 1
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

From Delaware to Alabama, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Alabama registered agent, with your Delaware name and formation date. If Alabama wants the Delaware certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Delaware corporation is registered with Alabama.

Your Delaware name and Alabama's rules

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

Your Alabama agent and the Delaware one

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

Staying in good standing in Delaware and Alabama

Delaware wants the Annual Franchise Tax Report every year ($50); Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Alabama

An LLC formed in Delaware files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report. See the LLC filing.

Registering an Alabama company in Delaware

A corporation formed in Alabama that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $245 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about Alabama

Does my Delaware company need to register in Alabama?

Yes, once a Delaware business operates there; Alabama registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Alabama calls it registration for Delaware corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Alabama registration cost?

$383 at checkout; Alabama may also want Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Delaware's report ($50) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

Yes: the Delaware registered agent stays, and ours covers Alabama for year one, with a street address there.

Will Alabama accept my Delaware name?

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

Can I form a new Alabama corporation instead?

Yes, but Delaware keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), and the original keeps Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

Delaware companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Alabama's report stays due alongside Delaware's filings.

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