Tennessee

Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-414

Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Alaska

A corporation formed in Tennessee that wants to do business in Alaska files Form 08-414, with $350 in state fees. Alaska may ask for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing from your Tennessee records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Tennessee and Alaska each ask for

	Tennessee formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
State fee	$20	$350 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Alaska
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	sos.tn.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due		January 2 of the filing year
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

How Tennessee companies register with Alaska

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

Your Tennessee name and Alaska's rules

We search Alaska's records for Tennessee's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Alaska agent and the Tennessee one

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Alaska

Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($20); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Alaska

An LLC formed in Tennessee files Form 08-0497 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Alaska into Tennessee

A corporation formed in Alaska that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10). See that filing.

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Alaska

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Alaska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Alaska registration cost?

$549 at checkout; Alaska may also want Tennessee's Certificate of 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 Tennessee's certificate if Alaska asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Tennessee's report ($20) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Alaska corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

Official sources

People also search

Corporation into Alaska, by home state (48)

Tennessee into other states (41)

The same move for an LLC