Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-0497

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Alaska

An LLC formed in Kansas that wants to do business in Alaska files Form 08-0497, with $350 in state fees. Alaska also wants Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kansas vs Alaska: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$7.50	$350 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Alaska
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	sos.ks.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Alaska registered agent

How Kansas companies register with Alaska

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our Alaska order. Alaska wants the Kansas 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 Kansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Kansas certificate comes first; then the Alaska filing goes in. Once Alaska approves it, the Kansas company can do business there.

Alaska costs for Kansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$350
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of Alaska registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$556.50

Will your Kansas name work for Alaska?

We search Alaska's records for Kansas's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Alaska agent and the Kansas one

Alaska calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. Alaska papers come to us; Kansas's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Alaska and Kansas

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Alaska

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

Registering an Alaska company in Kansas

An LLC formed in Alaska that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Alaska certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kansas owners ask about Alaska

Does my Kansas company need to register in Alaska?

Yes, once a Kansas 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 $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $556.50 in all (checkout is $350 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Alaska wants it ($7.50), current at filing.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

What if I don't register with Alaska?

A Kansas 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 Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Alaska for year one.

Can I form a new Alaska LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

Official sources

People also search

LLC into Alaska, by home state (48)

Kansas into other states (47)

The same move for a corporation