Colorado

Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-0497

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Alaska

An LLC formed in Colorado that wants to do business in Alaska files Form 08-0497, with $350 in state fees. Alaska also wants Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing using your Colorado records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Colorado and Alaska side by side

	Colorado formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	No fee	$350 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Alaska
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	sos.state.co.us	commerce.alaska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: online filings post as soon as they are paid
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

From Colorado to Alaska, step by step

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Alaska order. Alaska wants the Colorado certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 08-0497
It names us as your Alaska registered agent, with your Colorado name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Colorado delays the Alaska filing. After approval, your Colorado LLC is registered with Alaska.

First-year cost, Colorado to Alaska

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$350
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Alaska registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$549

Your Colorado name and Alaska's rules

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

Agents: Alaska and Colorado

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

Staying in good standing in Colorado and Alaska

Colorado wants the Periodic 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, Colorado to Alaska

A corporation formed in Colorado files Form 08-414 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Alaska into Colorado

An LLC formed in Alaska that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Alaska certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Colorado owners ask about Alaska

Does my Colorado company need to register in Alaska?

Yes, once a Colorado business operates there; Alaska law lists 9 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Alaska registration cost?

$549 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Alaska wants it (free), current at filing.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

Alaska says online filings post as soon as they are paid; Colorado's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Alaska?

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

What if I don't register with Alaska?

A Colorado company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Alaska can add a civil penalty of up to $10,000.

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Alaska LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

Colorado companies leave by filing Form 08-502 ($25); until then, Alaska's report stays due alongside Colorado's filings.

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