Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-0497

Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in Alaska

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

What Missouri and Alaska each ask for

	Missouri formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$350 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Alaska
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	sos.mo.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due		January 2 of the filing year
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

From Missouri to Alaska, step by step

Order the Missouri certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Missouri separately; it is not part of our Alaska order. Alaska wants the Missouri 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 Missouri name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Missouri's certificate is in hand, Alaska's filing goes in. Once Alaska approves it, the Missouri company can do business there.

First-year cost, Missouri to Alaska

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

Your Missouri name and Alaska's rules

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

Agents: Alaska and Missouri

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and Alaska

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Alaska

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

The other way: Alaska into Missouri

An LLC formed in Alaska that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about Alaska

Does my Missouri company need to register in Alaska?

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

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Alaska wants it ($10), current at filing.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Missouri yearly report and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

What if I don't register with Alaska?

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

Can I form a new Alaska LLC instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alaska's Biennial Report ($100), and Missouri has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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