Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

Alabama LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

Connecticut registers an LLC from Alabama as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your Alabama records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Alabama and Connecticut each ask for

	Alabama formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$120 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due		On or before March 31
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Alabama to Connecticut, step by step

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. Ordered from Alabama on filing day, it easily meets Connecticut's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your Alabama name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Alabama issues the certificate instantly, so the Connecticut filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Alabama LLC is registered with Connecticut.

Connecticut costs for Alabama companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$344

Connecticut's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Alabama name and Connecticut's rules

We search Connecticut's records for Alabama's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Connecticut and Alabama

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

Staying in good standing in Alabama and Connecticut

Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year; Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($80). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Connecticut

A corporation formed in Alabama files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Alabama

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees; no Connecticut certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Alabama to Connecticut

Does my Alabama company need to register in Connecticut?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Connecticut registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does it cost to register an Alabama LLC in Connecticut?

$319 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $344 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Connecticut?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Connecticut's report ($80).

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge an Alabama company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alabama registered agent stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps Alabama's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Alabama companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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