Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-414

Maine Corporation Foreign Registration in Alaska

To do business in Alaska, a corporation formed in Maine registers there on Form 08-414, with $350 in state fees. Alaska may ask for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing from your Maine records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maine and Alaska side by side

	Maine formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
State fee	$30	$350 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with Alaska
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	June 1	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

From Maine to Alaska, step by step

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

Your Maine name and Alaska's rules

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

Agents: Alaska and Maine

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and Alaska

Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($85); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Alaska

An LLC formed in Maine files Form 08-0497 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30)). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Alaska into Maine

A corporation formed in Alaska that registers with Maine files Form MBCA-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Maine to Alaska

Does my Maine company need to register in Alaska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Alaska registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Maine's report ($85) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Alaska corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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