Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-414

Pennsylvania Corporation Foreign Registration in Alaska

To do business in Alaska, a corporation formed in Pennsylvania registers there on Form 08-414, with $350 in state fees. Alaska may ask for Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing using your Pennsylvania records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Pennsylvania and Alaska side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
State fee	$40	$350 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Alaska
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	June 30	January 2 of the filing year
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Alaska registered agent

From Pennsylvania to Alaska, step by step

We prepare and file Form 08-414
It lists us as your Alaska registered agent, next to your Pennsylvania name and formation date. If Alaska wants the Pennsylvania certificate, it is ordered first. Once Alaska approves it, the Pennsylvania company can do business there.

Your Pennsylvania name and Alaska's rules

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

Your Alaska agent and the Pennsylvania one

Alaska calls it a registered agent; Pennsylvania says registered office. Alaska papers come to us; Pennsylvania's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and Alaska

Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Alaska

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania files Form 08-0497 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40)). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Alaska company in Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Alaska that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Alaska certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Alaska

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Alaska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Alaska registration cost?

$549 at checkout; Alaska may also want Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate, at extra cost.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

Alaska says online filings post as soon as they are paid, plus time for Pennsylvania's certificate if Alaska asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Pennsylvania's report ($7) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Alaska for year one.

Can I form a new Alaska corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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