Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-414

Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in Alaska

Alaska registers a corporation from Kentucky as a foreign corporation on Form 08-414, with $350 in state fees. Alaska may ask for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing from your Kentucky records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Kentucky vs Alaska: the paperwork

	Kentucky formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
State fee	$10	$350 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with Alaska
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	On or before June 30	January 2 of the filing year
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

From Kentucky to Alaska, step by step

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

Will your Kentucky name work for Alaska?

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

Agents: Alaska and Kentucky

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Alaska

Kentucky wants the Annual Report every year ($15); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Alaska

An LLC formed in Kentucky files Form 08-0497 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Alaska company in Kentucky

A corporation formed in Alaska that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Alaska certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Alaska

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Alaska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Alaska registration cost?

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

How long does the Alaska registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Alaska?

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

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Alaska corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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