Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-414

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in Alaska

A corporation formed in Michigan that wants to do business in Alaska files Form 08-414, with $350 in state fees. Alaska may ask for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing using your Michigan records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Michigan and Alaska each ask for

	Michigan formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
State fee	$10	$350 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Alaska
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	michigan.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	May 15	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Alaska registered agent

From Michigan to Alaska, step by step

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

Your Michigan name and Alaska's rules

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

Your Alaska agent and the Michigan one

Alaska calls it a registered agent; Michigan says resident agent. Alaska papers come to us; Michigan's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Alaska and Michigan

Michigan wants the Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 every year ($25); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Alaska

An LLC formed in Michigan files Form 08-0497 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Alaska into Michigan

A corporation formed in Alaska that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Michigan to Alaska

Does my Michigan company need to register in Alaska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Alaska registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Michigan's report ($25) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Alaska corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alaska's Biennial Report ($100), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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