Illinois Corporation Foreign Registration in Alaska

A corporation formed in Illinois that wants to do business in Alaska files Form 08-414, with $350 in state fees. Alaska may ask for Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing from your Illinois records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Illinois and Alaska side by side

	Illinois formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
State fee	$25	$350 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with Alaska
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	ilsos.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05), $75, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	January 2 of the filing year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: online filings post as soon as they are paid
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

How Illinois companies register with Alaska

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

Will your Illinois name work for Alaska?

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

Agents: Alaska and Illinois

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

Yearly filings: Alaska and Illinois

Illinois wants the Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) every year ($75); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Alaska

An LLC formed in Illinois files Form 08-0497 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Questions Illinois owners ask about Alaska

Does my Illinois company need to register in Alaska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$549 at checkout; Alaska may also want Illinois'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 Illinois's certificate if Alaska asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Illinois's report ($75) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Alaska corporation instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alaska's Biennial Report ($100), and the original keeps Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05).

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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