Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

Alabama LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

An LLC formed in Alabama that wants to do business in Washington files an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Alabama records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Alabama and Washington each ask for

	Alabama formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed online with Washington
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.wa.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 Report, $70, every year
Due		Last day of the month of WA registration
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

From Alabama to Washington, step by step

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

First-year cost, Alabama to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$424

Will your Alabama name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Alabama one

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Alabama

Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year; Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Washington

A corporation formed in Alabama files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Washington company in Alabama

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

Common questions: Alabama to Washington

Does my Alabama company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $424 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Washington?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Washington's report ($70).

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Alabama's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Alabama companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in Alabama?

It files Alabama's registration with $184 in state fees.

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