Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-0497

Maine LLC Foreign Registration in Alaska

An LLC formed in Maine that wants to do business in Alaska files Form 08-0497, with $350 in state fees. Alaska also wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing using your Maine records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Maine and Alaska side by side

	Maine formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$30	$350 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with Alaska
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	June 1	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

How Maine companies register with Alaska

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our Alaska order. Alaska wants the Maine 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 Maine name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Maine certificate comes first; then the Alaska filing goes in. Once Alaska approves it, the Maine company can do business there.

Alaska costs for Maine companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$350
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of Alaska registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$579

Will your Maine name work for Alaska?

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

Your Alaska agent and the Maine one

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and Alaska

Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($85); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Alaska

A corporation formed in Maine files Form 08-414 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Alaska company in Maine

An LLC formed in Alaska that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Maine owners ask about Alaska

Does my Maine company need to register in Alaska?

Yes, once a Maine business operates there; Alaska law lists 9 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a Maine LLC in Alaska?

$549 at checkout plus $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $579 in all (checkout is $350 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Alaska wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), current at filing.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Maine's report ($85) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

What if I don't register with Alaska?

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

Can I form a new Alaska LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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