Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

Washington LLC Foreign Registration in Alabama

An LLC formed in Washington that wants to do business in Alabama files an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama needs nothing from Washington: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division from your Washington records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Washington and Alabama each ask for

	Washington formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$20	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

From Washington to Alabama, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Alabama registered agent, next to your Washington name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Washington first, so the Alabama filing can go in right away. After approval, your Washington LLC is registered with Alabama.

Will your Washington name work for Alabama?

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

Agents: Alabama and Washington

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

Yearly filings: Alabama and Washington

Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70); Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Alabama

A corporation formed in Washington files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Alabama company in Washington

An LLC formed in Alabama that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Washington to Alabama

Does my Washington company need to register in Alabama?

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

How much does the Alabama registration cost?

$383 at checkout, with nothing to pay Washington.

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

No, Alabama takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Washington's report ($70) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Alabama?

A Washington company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

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

Will Alabama accept my Washington name?

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

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

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

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