Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

Nevada Corporation Foreign Registration in Alabama

A corporation formed in Nevada that wants to do business in Alabama files an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama may ask for Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division from your Nevada records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Nevada and Alabama side by side

	Nevada formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Foreign Corporation Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$50	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

How Nevada companies register with Alabama

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Alabama registered agent, with your Nevada name and formation date. If Alabama wants the Nevada certificate, it is ordered first. Once Alabama approves it, the Nevada company can do business there.

Your Nevada name and Alabama's rules

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

Your Alabama agent and the Nevada one

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

Staying in good standing in Nevada and Alabama

Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year; Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Alabama

An LLC formed in Nevada files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report. See the LLC filing.

Registering an Alabama company in Nevada

A corporation formed in Alabama that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Nevada owners ask about Alabama

Does my Nevada company need to register in Alabama?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Alabama registration cost?

$383 at checkout; Alabama may also want Nevada's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report (fee set by the state) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

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

Will Alabama accept my Nevada name?

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

Can I form a new Alabama corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

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

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