Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-414

South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Alaska

Alaska registers a corporation from South Dakota as a foreign corporation on Form 08-414, with $350 in state fees. Alaska may ask for South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing from your South Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

South Dakota vs Alaska: the paperwork

	South Dakota formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
State fee	$20	$350 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Alaska
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

How South Dakota companies register with Alaska

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

Your South Dakota name and Alaska's rules

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

Your Alaska agent and the South Dakota one

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

Yearly filings: Alaska and South Dakota

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

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Alaska

An LLC formed in South Dakota files Form 08-0497 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20)). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Alaska company in South Dakota

A corporation formed in Alaska that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10). See that filing.

Questions South Dakota owners ask about Alaska

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Alaska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$549 at checkout; Alaska may also want South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota's report (fee set by the state) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Alaska corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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