Massachusetts Corporation Foreign Registration in Alaska

Alaska registers a corporation from Massachusetts as a foreign corporation on Form 08-414, with $350 in state fees. Alaska may ask for Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($12). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing using your Massachusetts records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Massachusetts and Alaska each ask for

	Massachusetts formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
State fee	$12	$350 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with Alaska
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	commerce.alaska.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $125, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	Within 2.5 months after the close of the corporation's fiscal year	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Alaska registered agent

From Massachusetts to Alaska, step by step

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

Your Massachusetts name and Alaska's rules

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

Agents: Alaska and Massachusetts

Alaska calls it a registered agent; Massachusetts says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Massachusetts; ours takes Alaska's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Alaska and Massachusetts

Massachusetts wants the Annual Report every year ($125); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Alaska

An LLC formed in Massachusetts files Form 08-0497 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Massachusetts to Alaska

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Alaska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Massachusetts corporation in Alaska?

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

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Massachusetts's report ($125) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

Yes: the Massachusetts resident agent stays, and ours covers Alaska for year one.

Can I form a new Alaska corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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