Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-0497

Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Alaska

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

What Wisconsin and Alaska each ask for

	Wisconsin formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$350 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Alaska
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date	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 Wisconsin registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

From Wisconsin to Alaska, step by step

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our Alaska order. Alaska wants the Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Wisconsin delays the Alaska filing. Once Alaska approves it, the Wisconsin company can do business there.

First-year cost, Wisconsin to Alaska

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

Your Wisconsin name and Alaska's rules

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

Agents: Alaska and Wisconsin

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

Staying in good standing in Wisconsin and Alaska

Wisconsin wants the Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) every year ($25); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Alaska

A corporation formed in Wisconsin files Form 08-414 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same). After that come Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Alaska into Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Alaska that registers with Wisconsin files Form 521 with $100 in state fees; no Alaska certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Wisconsin to Alaska

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Alaska?

Yes, once a Wisconsin 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 $10 to Wisconsin for the Certificate of Status, $559 in all (checkout is $350 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Alaska wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), current at filing.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

Alaska says online filings post as soon as they are paid; Wisconsin's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Wisconsin's report ($25) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

What if I don't register with Alaska?

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

Can I form a new Alaska LLC instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alaska's Biennial Report ($100), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

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

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