Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-414

Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in Alaska

A corporation formed in Wisconsin that wants to do business in Alaska files Form 08-414, with $350 in state fees. Alaska may ask for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Wisconsin and Alaska each ask for

	Wisconsin formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
State fee	$10	$350 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Alaska
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	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 Wisconsin registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with Alaska

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

Will your Wisconsin name work for Alaska?

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

Your Alaska agent and the Wisconsin one

Wisconsin and Alaska both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Wisconsin; ours takes Alaska's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Alaska and Wisconsin

Wisconsin wants the Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report every year ($25); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Alaska

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files Form 08-0497 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). After that come Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Alaska company in Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Alaska that registers with Wisconsin files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Wisconsin to Alaska

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Alaska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Alaska registration cost?

$549 at checkout; Alaska may also want Wisconsin's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Wisconsin's report ($25) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Alaska corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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