Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-414

Washington Corporation Foreign Registration in Alaska

Alaska registers a corporation from Washington as a foreign corporation on Form 08-414, with $350 in state fees. Alaska may ask for Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing using your Washington records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Washington and Alaska side by side

	Washington formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
State fee	$20	$350 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Alaska
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: online filings post as soon as they are paid
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

How Washington companies register with Alaska

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

Will your Washington name work for Alaska?

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

Your Alaska agent and the Washington one

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

Staying in good standing in Washington and Alaska

Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Alaska

An LLC formed in Washington files Form 08-0497 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Alaska company in Washington

A corporation formed in Alaska that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Alaska

Does my Washington company need to register in Alaska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Alaska registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Washington's report ($70) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Alaska corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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