Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-0497

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Alaska

Alaska registers an LLC from Montana as a foreign LLC on Form 08-0497, with $350 in state fees. Alaska also wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Montana and Alaska each ask for

	Montana formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$350 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Alaska
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	April 15	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

From Montana to Alaska, step by step

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Alaska order. Alaska wants the Montana 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 Montana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Montana certificate comes first; then the Alaska filing goes in. After approval, your Montana LLC is registered with Alaska.

First-year cost, Montana to Alaska

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$350
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of Alaska registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$554

Your Montana name and Alaska's rules

We check your exact Montana name against Alaska's records before filing.

Your Alaska agent and the Montana one

Montana and Alaska both call it a registered agent. Alaska papers come to us; Montana's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Alaska and Montana

Montana wants the Annual Report every year ($20); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Alaska

A corporation formed in Montana files Form 08-414 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same). After that come Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Alaska company in Montana

An LLC formed in Alaska that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no Alaska certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Montana to Alaska

Does my Montana company need to register in Alaska?

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

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

$549 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $554 in all (checkout is $350 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Alaska wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), current at filing.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Montana's report ($20) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

What if I don't register with Alaska?

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

Can I form a new Alaska LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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