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Wyoming LLC Foreign Registration in Alabama

To do business in Alabama, an LLC formed in Wyoming registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama needs nothing from Wyoming: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division using your Wyoming records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Wyoming vs Alabama: the paperwork

	Wyoming formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $61.44, every year	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	First day of the LLC's anniversary month
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

How Wyoming companies register with Alabama

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Alabama registered agent, with your Wyoming name and formation date. No Wyoming paperwork holds up the Alabama filing. After approval, your Wyoming LLC is registered with Alabama.

Will your Wyoming name work for Alabama?

Alabama accepts your Wyoming name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Wyoming name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another Alabama company uses the Wyoming name, an alternate name is allowed. Alabama can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Alabama agent and the Wyoming one

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

Staying in good standing in Wyoming and Alabama

Wyoming wants the Annual Report every year ($61.44); Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Alabama

A corporation formed in Wyoming files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Alabama company in Wyoming

An LLC formed in Alabama that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Wyoming to Alabama

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Alabama?

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

How much does it cost to register a Wyoming LLC in Alabama?

$383 at checkout, with nothing to pay Wyoming.

Do I need Wyoming's certificate of good standing?

No, Alabama takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Wyoming's report ($61.44) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Alabama?

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

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

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

Will Alabama accept my Wyoming name?

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

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

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

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