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Foreign registration · no form number

Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in Alabama

An LLC formed in Minnesota that wants to do business in Alabama files an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama asks nothing of Minnesota here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division from your Minnesota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Minnesota and Alabama each ask for

	Minnesota formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$5	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	December 31
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

How Minnesota companies register with Alabama

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

Your Minnesota name and Alabama's rules

Alabama accepts your Minnesota name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Minnesota name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another Alabama company uses the Minnesota name, an alternate name is allowed. Alabama can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Alabama and Minnesota

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

Staying in good standing in Minnesota and Alabama

Minnesota wants the Annual Renewal every year (no fee); 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, Minnesota to Alabama

A corporation formed in Minnesota files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Alabama company in Minnesota

An LLC formed in Alabama that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no Alabama certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to Alabama

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Alabama?

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

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

$383 at checkout, with nothing to pay Minnesota.

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

No, Alabama takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Minnesota's report (no fee) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Alabama?

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

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

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

Will Alabama accept my Minnesota name?

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

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

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

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