Tennessee

Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-0497

Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Alaska

Alaska registers an LLC from Tennessee as a foreign LLC on Form 08-0497, with $350 in state fees. Alaska also wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing from your Tennessee records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Tennessee and Alaska side by side

	Tennessee formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$350 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Alaska
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	sos.tn.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due		January 2 of the filing year
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

How Tennessee companies register with Alaska

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

Alaska costs for Tennessee companies

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

Your Tennessee name and Alaska's rules

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

Your Alaska agent and the Tennessee one

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Alaska

Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($300); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Alaska

A corporation formed in Tennessee files Form 08-414 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Alaska into Tennessee

An LLC formed in Alaska that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Alaska

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Alaska?

Yes, once a Tennessee 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 Tennessee for the Certificate of Existence, $569 in all (checkout is $350 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Alaska wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), current at filing.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Tennessee's report ($300) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

What if I don't register with Alaska?

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

Can I form a new Alaska LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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