Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-0497

Washington LLC Foreign Registration in Alaska

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

Washington and Alaska side by side

	Washington formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$350 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Alaska
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: online filings post as soon as they are paid
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

From Washington to Alaska, step by step

Order the Washington certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Washington separately; it is not part of our Alaska order. Alaska wants the Washington 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 Washington name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Washington issues the certificate instantly, so the Alaska filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Washington LLC is registered with Alaska.

Alaska costs for Washington companies

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

Will your Washington name work for Alaska?

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

Agents: Alaska and Washington

Washington and Alaska both call it a registered agent. Alaska papers come to us; Washington's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Alaska and Washington

Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Alaska

A corporation formed in Washington files Form 08-414 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Alaska into Washington

An LLC formed in Alaska that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Alaska

Does my Washington company need to register in Alaska?

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

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Alaska wants Washington'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; Washington's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Washington's report ($70) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

What if I don't register with Alaska?

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

Can I form a new Alaska LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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