Alaska

North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form L-09

Alaska LLC Foreign Registration in North Carolina

To do business in North Carolina, an LLC formed in Alaska registers there on Form L-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina also wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division using your Alaska records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Alaska and North Carolina each ask for

	Alaska formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Form L-09
State fee	$10	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sosnc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, $200, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Standard processing: 5 to 10 business days
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

From Alaska to North Carolina, step by step

Order the Alaska certificate
The Certificate of Compliance ($10) is ordered from Alaska separately; it is not part of our North Carolina order. With Alaska taking days and North Carolina counting 180 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file Form L-09
It lists us as your North Carolina registered agent, next to your Alaska name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Allow for the days Alaska takes to send the certificate before the North Carolina filing goes in. Once North Carolina approves it, the Alaska company can do business there.

North Carolina costs for Alaska companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$253
Certificate of Compliance, paid to Alaska	$10
Our service, with a year of North Carolina registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alaska certificate included	$462

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

Will your Alaska name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina accepts your Alaska name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Alaska name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the Alaska one

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

Staying in good standing in Alaska and North Carolina

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to North Carolina

A corporation formed in Alaska files Form B-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Carolina into Alaska

An LLC formed in North Carolina that registers with Alaska files Form 08-0497 with $350 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10). See that filing.

Questions Alaska owners ask about North Carolina

Does my Alaska company need to register in North Carolina?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; North Carolina law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register an Alaska LLC in North Carolina?

$452 at checkout plus $10 to Alaska for the Certificate of Compliance, $462 in all (checkout is $253 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Carolina wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), no more than 180 days old at filing.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus a few days for Alaska's certificate before filing. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and North Carolina?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and North Carolina's report ($200).

What if I don't register with North Carolina?

An Alaska company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and North Carolina can add a penalty of $10 a day, up to $1,000 a year.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Will North Carolina accept my Alaska name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new North Carolina LLC instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Alaska companies leave by filing Form L-14, Application for Certificate of Withdrawal ($10); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Alaska's filings.

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