Rhode Island

Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-414

Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Alaska

To do business in Alaska, a corporation formed in Rhode Island registers there on Form 08-414, with $350 in state fees. Alaska may ask for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Rhode Island and Alaska side by side

	Rhode Island formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
State fee	$22	$350 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed with Alaska
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	sos.ri.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	May 1	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Online processing: online filings post as soon as they are paid
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Alaska registered agent

How Rhode Island companies register with Alaska

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

Your Rhode Island name and Alaska's rules

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

Agents: Alaska and Rhode Island

Alaska calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Rhode Island; ours takes Alaska's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Alaska and Rhode Island

Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) every year ($50); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Alaska

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files Form 08-0497 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22)). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Alaska company in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Alaska that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10). See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about Alaska

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Alaska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Rhode Island corporation in Alaska?

$549 at checkout; Alaska may also want Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / 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 Rhode Island's certificate if Alaska asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Rhode Island's report ($50) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Alaska for year one.

Can I form a new Alaska corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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