Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-0497

Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in Alaska

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

What Kentucky and Alaska each ask for

	Kentucky formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$350 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with Alaska
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	On or before June 30	January 2 of the filing year
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

From Kentucky to Alaska, step by step

Order the Kentucky certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Kentucky separately; it is not part of our Alaska order. Alaska wants the Kentucky 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 Kentucky name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Kentucky certificate comes first; then the Alaska filing goes in. Once Alaska approves it, the Kentucky company can do business there.

Alaska costs for Kentucky companies

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

Will your Kentucky name work for Alaska?

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

Your Alaska agent and the Kentucky one

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

Yearly filings: Alaska and Kentucky

Kentucky wants the Annual Report every year ($15); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Alaska

A corporation formed in Kentucky files Form 08-414 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Alaska company in Kentucky

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

Common questions: Kentucky to Alaska

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Alaska?

Yes, once a Kentucky 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 Kentucky for the Certificate of Existence, $559 in all (checkout is $350 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Alaska wants Kentucky'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 Kentucky's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kentucky's report ($15) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

What if I don't register with Alaska?

A Kentucky 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 Kentucky registered agent stays, and ours covers Alaska for year one.

Can I form a new Alaska LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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