Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

Oregon Corporation Foreign Registration in Alabama

To do business in Alabama, a corporation formed in Oregon registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama may ask for Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division from your Oregon records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Oregon vs Alabama: the paperwork

	Oregon formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Foreign Corporation Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year
Due	Anniversary of incorporation, every year
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

How Oregon companies register with Alabama

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

Will your Oregon name work for Alabama?

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

Your Alabama agent and the Oregon one

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

Staying in good standing in Oregon and Alabama

Oregon wants the Annual Report every year ($100); Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to Alabama

An LLC formed in Oregon files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report. See the LLC filing.

The other way: Alabama into Oregon

A corporation formed in Alabama that registers with Oregon files Form 50 with $275 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Oregon to Alabama

Does my Oregon company need to register in Alabama?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Alabama registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Oregon's report ($100) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

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

Will Alabama accept my Oregon name?

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

Can I form a new Alabama corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

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

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