Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in Alabama

Alabama registers an LLC from Kentucky as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama asks nothing of Kentucky here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division using your Kentucky records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kentucky vs Alabama: the paperwork

	Kentucky formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Kentucky 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	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

How Kentucky companies register with Alabama

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

Your Kentucky name and Alabama's rules

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

Agents: Alabama and Kentucky

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Alabama

Kentucky wants the Annual Report every year ($15); 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, Kentucky to Alabama

A corporation formed in Kentucky files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Alabama company in Kentucky

An LLC formed in Alabama that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Alabama certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kentucky to Alabama

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Alabama?

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

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

$383 at checkout, with nothing to pay Kentucky.

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

No, Alabama takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kentucky's report ($15) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Alabama?

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

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

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

Will Alabama accept my Kentucky name?

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

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

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

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