Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in Alabama

Alabama registers an LLC from Connecticut as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama needs nothing from Connecticut: no Certificate of Legal Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division using your Connecticut records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Connecticut and Alabama each ask for

	Connecticut formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$50	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with Alabama

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Alabama registered agent, next to your Connecticut name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Connecticut first, so the Alabama filing can go in right away. After approval, your Connecticut LLC is registered with Alabama.

Your Connecticut name and Alabama's rules

Alabama accepts your Connecticut name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Connecticut name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another Alabama company uses the Connecticut name, an alternate name is allowed. Alabama can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Alabama and Connecticut

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

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Alabama

Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($80); Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Alabama

A corporation formed in Connecticut files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Alabama company in Connecticut

An LLC formed in Alabama that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Alabama

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Alabama?

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

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

$383 at checkout, with nothing to pay Connecticut.

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

No, Alabama takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Alabama?

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

What if I don't register with Alabama?

A Connecticut company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

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

Will Alabama accept my Connecticut name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Connecticut name at home. Alabama names must include limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new Alabama LLC instead?

Yes, but Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

Connecticut companies leave by filing a Foreign LLC Certificate of Withdrawal ($100); until then, Alabama's report stays due alongside Connecticut's filings.

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