South Carolina

Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-0497

South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Alaska

An LLC formed in South Carolina that wants to do business in Alaska files Form 08-0497, with $350 in state fees. Alaska also wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing from your South Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What South Carolina and Alaska each ask for

	South Carolina formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$350 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed with Alaska
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due		January 2 of the filing year
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Alaska registered agent

From South Carolina to Alaska, step by step

Order the South Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from South Carolina separately; it is not part of our Alaska order. Alaska wants the South Carolina certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 08-0497
It names us as your Alaska registered agent, with your South Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once South Carolina's certificate is in hand, Alaska's filing goes in. After approval, your South Carolina LLC is registered with Alaska.

Alaska costs for South Carolina companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$350
Certificate of Existence, paid to South Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Alaska registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Carolina certificate included	$559

Will your South Carolina name work for Alaska?

We search Alaska's records for South Carolina's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Alaska and South Carolina

Alaska calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for South Carolina; ours takes Alaska's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Alaska

South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs; Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Alaska

A corporation formed in South Carolina files Form 08-414 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same). After that come South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Alaska into South Carolina

An LLC formed in Alaska that registers with South Carolina files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: South Carolina to Alaska

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Alaska?

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

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

$549 at checkout plus $10 to South Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $559 in all (checkout is $350 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need South Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Alaska wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no South Carolina yearly report and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

What if I don't register with Alaska?

A South Carolina 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 South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Alaska for year one.

Can I form a new Alaska LLC instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alaska's Biennial Report ($100), and South Carolina has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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