Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-0497

South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Alaska

An LLC formed in South Dakota that wants to do business in Alaska files Form 08-0497, with $350 in state fees. Alaska also wants South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing from your South Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

South Dakota and Alaska side by side

	South Dakota formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$350 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Alaska
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

How South Dakota companies register with Alaska

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Alaska order. Alaska wants the South Dakota 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 Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. The South Dakota certificate comes first; then the Alaska filing goes in. Once Alaska approves it, the South Dakota company can do business there.

Alaska costs for South Dakota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$350
Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, paid to South Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Alaska registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Dakota certificate included	$569

Will your South Dakota name work for Alaska?

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

Agents: Alaska and South Dakota

South Dakota and Alaska both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for South Dakota; ours takes Alaska's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and Alaska

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($55); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Alaska

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

Registering an Alaska company in South Dakota

An LLC formed in Alaska that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10). See that filing.

Questions South Dakota owners ask about Alaska

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Alaska?

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

How much does the Alaska registration cost?

$549 at checkout plus $20 to South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $569 in all (checkout is $350 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Alaska wants it ($20), current at filing.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota's report ($55) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

What if I don't register with Alaska?

A South Dakota 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 Dakota registered agent stays, and ours covers Alaska for year one.

Can I form a new Alaska LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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