Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-414

Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in Alaska

To do business in Alaska, a corporation formed in Montana registers there on Form 08-414, with $350 in state fees. Alaska may ask for Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Montana and Alaska each ask for

	Montana formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
State fee	$5	$350 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Alaska
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	April 15	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

From Montana to Alaska, step by step

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

Will your Montana name work for Alaska?

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

Agents: Alaska and Montana

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

Yearly filings: Alaska and Montana

Montana wants the Annual Report every year (no fee); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Alaska

An LLC formed in Montana files Form 08-0497 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Alaska into Montana

A corporation formed in Alaska that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Montana owners ask about Alaska

Does my Montana company need to register in Alaska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Montana's report (no fee) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Alaska corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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