Nebraska Corporation Foreign Registration in Alabama

Alabama registers a corporation from Nebraska as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama may ask for Nebraska's Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division using your Nebraska records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Nebraska vs Alabama: the paperwork

	Nebraska formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Nebraska Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$6.50	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Nebraska: online as an instant PDF, or on paper by mail in 2 to 3 business days	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	nebraska.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $26, every two years	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year
Due	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Nebraska agent for service of process	Our Alabama registered agent

How Nebraska companies register with Alabama

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

Will your Nebraska name work for Alabama?

If Alabama's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Nebraska company. Alabama can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Alabama and Nebraska

Alabama calls it a registered agent; Nebraska says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for Nebraska; ours takes Alabama's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Alabama and Nebraska

Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($26); Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Nebraska to Alabama

An LLC formed in Nebraska files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25) and Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report. See the LLC filing.

The other way: Alabama into Nebraska

A corporation formed in Alabama that registers with Nebraska files Nebraska's registration (no form number) with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25). See that filing.

Questions Nebraska owners ask about Alabama

Does my Nebraska company need to register in Alabama?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Alabama registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Nebraska and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nebraska's report ($26, every two years) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

Yes: the Nebraska agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Alabama for year one, with a street address there.

Will Alabama accept my Nebraska name?

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

Can I form a new Alabama corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

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

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