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Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in Alabama

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

Georgia and Alabama side by side

	Georgia formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	April 1
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

How Georgia companies register with Alabama

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Alabama registered agent, with your Georgia name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Georgia first, so the Alabama filing can go in right away. Once Alabama approves it, the Georgia company can do business there.

Will your Georgia name work for Alabama?

Alabama accepts your Georgia name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Georgia name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If Alabama's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Georgia company. Alabama can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Alabama and Georgia

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

Yearly filings: Alabama and Georgia

Georgia wants the Annual Registration every year ($60); 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, Georgia to Alabama

A corporation formed in Georgia files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Alabama company in Georgia

An LLC formed in Alabama that registers with Georgia files Form CD 241 with $235 in state fees; no Alabama certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Georgia owners ask about Alabama

Does my Georgia company need to register in Alabama?

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

How much does the Alabama registration cost?

$383 at checkout, with nothing to pay Georgia.

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

No, Alabama takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Georgia's report ($60) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Alabama?

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

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

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

Will Alabama accept my Georgia name?

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

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

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

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