Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-0497

Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in Alaska

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that wants to do business in Alaska files Form 08-0497, with $350 in state fees. Alaska also wants Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing from your Massachusetts records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Massachusetts and Alaska each ask for

	Massachusetts formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$350 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with Alaska
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	commerce.alaska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization	January 2 of the filing year
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Alaska registered agent

How Massachusetts companies register with Alaska

Order the Massachusetts certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Massachusetts separately; it is not part of our Alaska order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($25). Alaska wants the Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Massachusetts's certificate is in hand, Alaska's filing goes in. Once Alaska approves it, the Massachusetts company can do business there.

Alaska costs for Massachusetts companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$350
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Massachusetts	$25
Our service, with a year of Alaska registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Massachusetts certificate included	$574

Will your Massachusetts name work for Alaska?

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

Agents: Alaska and Massachusetts

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

Staying in good standing in Massachusetts and Alaska

Massachusetts wants the Limited Liability Company Annual Report every year ($520); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Alaska

A corporation formed in Massachusetts files Form 08-414 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same). After that come Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Alaska into Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Alaska that registers with Massachusetts files Massachusetts's registration (no form number) with $520 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Massachusetts owners ask about Alaska

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Alaska?

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

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

$549 at checkout plus $25 to Massachusetts for the Certificate of Good Standing, $574 in all (checkout is $350 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Alaska wants it ($25), current at filing.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Massachusetts's report ($520) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

What if I don't register with Alaska?

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

Can I form a new Alaska LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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