Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

New York LLC Foreign Registration in Alabama

An LLC formed in New York that wants to do business in Alabama files an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama asks nothing of New York here, not even the Certificate of Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division using your New York records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New York and Alabama side by side

	New York formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$25	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed online with Alabama
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	During the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

How New York companies register with Alabama

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Alabama registered agent, next to your New York name and formation date. No New York paperwork holds up the Alabama filing. Once Alabama approves it, the New York company can do business there.

Will your New York name work for Alabama?

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

Agents: Alabama and New York

New York and Alabama both call it a registered agent. Alabama papers come to us; New York's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in New York and Alabama

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); 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, New York to Alabama

A corporation formed in New York files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Alabama company in New York

An LLC formed in Alabama that registers with New York files Form DOS-1361-f-a with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within one year. See that filing.

Common questions: New York to Alabama

Does my New York company need to register in Alabama?

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

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

$383 at checkout, with nothing to pay New York.

Do I need New York's certificate of good standing?

No, Alabama takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for New York and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Alabama?

A New York company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

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

Will Alabama accept my New York name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its New York 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 New York 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 New York's Biennial Statement.

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

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

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