Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

Oregon LLC Foreign Registration in Alabama

Alabama registers an LLC from Oregon as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama asks nothing of Oregon here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division from your Oregon records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Oregon and Alabama side by side

	Oregon formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Anniversary of the LLC's formation in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

From Oregon to Alabama, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Alabama registered agent, with your Oregon name and formation date. No Oregon paperwork holds up the Alabama filing. Once Alabama approves it, the Oregon company can do business there.

Your Oregon name and Alabama's rules

Alabama accepts your Oregon name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Oregon name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If Alabama's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Oregon company. Alabama can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Alabama agent and the Oregon one

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

Yearly filings: Alabama and Oregon

Oregon wants the Annual Report every year ($100); 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, Oregon to Alabama

A corporation formed in Oregon files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Alabama company in Oregon

An LLC formed in Alabama that registers with Oregon files Form 110 with $275 in state fees; no Alabama certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Oregon to Alabama

Does my Oregon company need to register in Alabama?

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

How much does the Alabama registration cost?

$383 at checkout, with nothing to pay Oregon.

Do I need Oregon's certificate of good standing?

No, Alabama takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Oregon's report ($100) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Alabama?

An Oregon company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

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

Will Alabama accept my Oregon name?

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

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

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

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