Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in Alaska

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

Hawaii and Alaska side by side

	Hawaii formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
State fee	$5	$350 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Alaska
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with Alaska

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

Will your Hawaii name work for Alaska?

We check your exact Hawaii name against Alaska's records before filing.

Your Alaska agent and the Hawaii one

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

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and Alaska

Hawaii wants the Annual Report every year ($15); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Alaska

An LLC formed in Hawaii files Form 08-0497 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about Alaska

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Alaska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Alaska registration cost?

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

How long does the Alaska registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Hawaii's report ($15) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Alaska corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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