Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

Nevada LLC Foreign Registration in Alabama

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

Nevada vs Alabama: the paperwork

	Nevada formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$50	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $350, every year	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

How Nevada companies register with Alabama

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Alabama registered agent, with your Nevada name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Nevada first, so the Alabama filing can go in right away. After approval, your Nevada LLC is registered with Alabama.

Your Nevada name and Alabama's rules

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

Agents: Alabama and Nevada

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

Staying in good standing in Nevada and Alabama

Nevada wants a periodic report every year ($350); Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Alabama

A corporation formed in Nevada files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same). After that come Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent and Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Alabama company in Nevada

An LLC formed in Alabama that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees; no Alabama certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Nevada owners ask about Alabama

Does my Nevada company need to register in Alabama?

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

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

$383 at checkout, with nothing to pay Nevada.

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

No, Alabama takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report ($350) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Alabama?

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

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

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

Will Alabama accept my Nevada name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Nevada 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 Nevada 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 Nevada's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

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

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