Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-0497

Idaho LLC Foreign Registration in Alaska

An LLC formed in Idaho that wants to do business in Alaska files Form 08-0497, with $350 in state fees. Alaska also wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing from your Idaho records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Idaho and Alaska each ask for

	Idaho formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$350 at order
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with Alaska
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	January 2 of the filing year
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

How Idaho companies register with Alaska

Order the Idaho certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Idaho separately; it is not part of our Alaska order. Alaska wants the Idaho certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 08-0497
It lists us as your Alaska registered agent, next to your Idaho name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Idaho's certificate is in hand, Alaska's filing goes in. Once Alaska approves it, the Idaho company can do business there.

Alaska costs for Idaho companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$350
Certificate of Existence, paid to Idaho	$10
Our service, with a year of Alaska registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Idaho certificate included	$559

Your Idaho name and Alaska's rules

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

Agents: Alaska and Idaho

Idaho and Alaska both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Idaho; ours takes Alaska's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Idaho and Alaska

Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Alaska

A corporation formed in Idaho files Form 08-414 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Alaska company in Idaho

An LLC formed in Alaska that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Idaho owners ask about Alaska

Does my Idaho company need to register in Alaska?

Yes, once an Idaho 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 $10 to Idaho for the Certificate of Existence, $559 in all (checkout is $350 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Idaho's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Alaska wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

Alaska says online filings post as soon as they are paid, once Idaho's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Idaho's report (no fee) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

What if I don't register with Alaska?

An Idaho 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 Idaho registered agent stays, and ours covers Alaska for year one.

Can I form a new Alaska LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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