Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-0497

Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Alaska

Alaska registers an LLC from Pennsylvania as a foreign LLC on Form 08-0497, with $350 in state fees. Alaska also wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing using your Pennsylvania records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Pennsylvania and Alaska each ask for

	Pennsylvania formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$40	$350 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Alaska
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	September 30	January 2 of the filing year
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Alaska registered agent

From Pennsylvania to Alaska, step by step

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Alaska order. Alaska wants the Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Pennsylvania certificate comes first; then the Alaska filing goes in. After approval, your Pennsylvania LLC is registered with Alaska.

First-year cost, Pennsylvania to Alaska

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$350
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Alaska registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$589

Your Pennsylvania name and Alaska's rules

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

Your Alaska agent and the Pennsylvania one

Alaska calls it a registered agent; Pennsylvania says registered office. Your current registered office stays for Pennsylvania; ours takes Alaska's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and Alaska

Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Alaska

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files Form 08-414 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Alaska into Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Alaska that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Alaska certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Pennsylvania to Alaska

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Alaska?

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

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

$549 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $589 in all (checkout is $350 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Alaska wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), current at filing.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Pennsylvania's report ($7) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

What if I don't register with Alaska?

A Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Alaska for year one.

Can I form a new Alaska LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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