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Foreign registration · no form number

Minnesota Corporation Foreign Registration in Alabama

Alabama registers a corporation from Minnesota as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama may ask for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division from your Minnesota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Minnesota vs Alabama: the paperwork

	Minnesota formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$5	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year
Due	December 31
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

From Minnesota to Alabama, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Alabama registered agent, with your Minnesota name and formation date. If Alabama wants the Minnesota certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Minnesota corporation is registered with Alabama.

Your Minnesota name and Alabama's rules

If another Alabama company uses the Minnesota name, an alternate name is allowed. Alabama can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Alabama and Minnesota

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

Yearly filings: Alabama and Minnesota

Minnesota wants the Annual Renewal every year (no fee); Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Alabama

An LLC formed in Minnesota files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report. See the LLC filing.

Registering an Alabama company in Minnesota

A corporation formed in Alabama that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $220 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Minnesota owners ask about Alabama

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Alabama?

Yes, once a Minnesota business operates there; Alabama registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Alabama calls it registration for Minnesota corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register a Minnesota corporation in Alabama?

$383 at checkout; Alabama may also want Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Minnesota's report (no fee) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

Yes: the Minnesota registered agent stays, and ours covers Alabama for year one, with a street address there.

Will Alabama accept my Minnesota name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Minnesota name at home.

Can I form a new Alabama corporation instead?

Yes, but Minnesota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), and the original keeps Minnesota's Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

Minnesota companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Alabama's report stays due alongside Minnesota's filings.

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