Alabama

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Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in Alabama

To do business in Alabama, an LLC formed in Delaware registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama needs nothing from Delaware: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division from your Delaware records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Delaware and Alabama side by side

	Delaware formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing (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	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	On or before June 1
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

How Delaware companies register with Alabama

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

Will your Delaware name work for Alabama?

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

Agents: Alabama and Delaware

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

Staying in good standing in Delaware and Alabama

Delaware wants the Annual LLC Tax every year ($400); Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Alabama

A corporation formed in Delaware files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same). After that come Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Alabama company in Delaware

An LLC formed in Alabama that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about Alabama

Does my Delaware company need to register in Alabama?

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

How much does the Alabama registration cost?

$383 at checkout, with nothing to pay Delaware.

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

No, Alabama takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Delaware's report ($400) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Alabama?

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

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

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

Will Alabama accept my Delaware name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Delaware 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 Delaware 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 Delaware's Annual LLC Tax.

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

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

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