Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-414

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Alaska

A corporation formed in North Dakota that wants to do business in Alaska files Form 08-414, with $350 in state fees. Alaska may ask for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing using your North Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Dakota vs Alaska: the paperwork

	North Dakota formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
State fee	$20	$350 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Alaska
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	August 1	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$20 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

From North Dakota to Alaska, step by step

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

Your North Dakota name and Alaska's rules

We check your exact North Dakota name against Alaska's records before filing.

Your Alaska agent and the North Dakota one

North Dakota and Alaska both call it a registered agent. Alaska papers come to us; North Dakota's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Alaska

North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($25); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Alaska

An LLC formed in North Dakota files Form 08-0497 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Alaska company in North Dakota

A corporation formed in Alaska that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $145 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to Alaska

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Alaska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), North Dakota's report ($25) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Alaska corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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