Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-414

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Alaska

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

Missouri vs Alaska: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
State fee	$10	$350 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Alaska
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	sos.mo.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

From Missouri to Alaska, step by step

We prepare and file Form 08-414
It lists us as your Alaska registered agent, next to your Missouri name and formation date. If Alaska wants the Missouri certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Missouri corporation is registered with Alaska.

Your Missouri name and Alaska's rules

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

Agents: Alaska and Missouri

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and Alaska

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

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Alaska

An LLC formed in Missouri files Form 08-0497 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Alaska company in Missouri

A corporation formed in Alaska that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to Alaska

Does my Missouri company need to register in Alaska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Alaska?

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

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Alaska corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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