Alabama

Foreign registration · Form 0081

Alabama LLC Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

To do business in Oklahoma, an LLC formed in Alabama registers there on Form 0081, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma also asks for Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department using your Alabama records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Alabama and Oklahoma each ask for

	Alabama formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Form 0081, Application for Registration (Foreign Limited Liability Company)
State fee	$25	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.ok.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Certificate, $25, every year
Due		Anniversary date of the foreign LLC's Oklahoma registration, every year
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From Alabama to Oklahoma, step by step

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our Oklahoma order. An instant Alabama certificate reaches Oklahoma only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 0081
It lists us as your Oklahoma registered agent, next to your Alabama name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Alabama issues the certificate instantly, so the Oklahoma filing can go in the same day. Once Oklahoma approves it, the Alabama company can do business there.

First-year cost, Alabama to Oklahoma

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$312
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of Oklahoma registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$536

Your Alabama name and Oklahoma's rules

We check your exact Alabama name against Oklahoma's records before filing.

Agents: Oklahoma and Alabama

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

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and Alabama

Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year; Oklahoma wants the Annual Certificate every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Alabama files Form 0012 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same). After that come Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Oklahoma into Alabama

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

Common questions: Alabama to Oklahoma

Does my Alabama company need to register in Oklahoma?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Oklahoma law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$511 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $536 in all (checkout is $312 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Oklahoma wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Oklahoma?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Oklahoma's report ($25).

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

An Alabama company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alabama registered agent stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma LLC instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26), and the original keeps Alabama's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

Alabama companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal (Foreign Limited Liability Company) ($100); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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