Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in Alabama

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

Louisiana and Alabama side by side

	Louisiana formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$25	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

From Louisiana to Alabama, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Alabama registered agent, with your Louisiana name and formation date. No Louisiana paperwork holds up the Alabama filing. Once Alabama approves it, the Louisiana company can do business there.

Your Louisiana name and Alabama's rules

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

Agents: Alabama and Louisiana

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

Yearly filings: Alabama and Louisiana

Louisiana wants the Annual Report every year ($40); Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Alabama

A corporation formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Alabama into Louisiana

An LLC formed in Alabama that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Alabama

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Alabama?

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

How much does the Alabama registration cost?

$383 at checkout, with nothing to pay Louisiana.

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

No, Alabama takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Louisiana's report ($40) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Alabama?

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

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

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

Will Alabama accept my Louisiana name?

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

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

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

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