Alaska Foreign Registration / Cost
Alaska foreign LLC registration: the state's charges and ours
Alaska charges a foreign LLC $350 to register on Form 08-0497, and the first biennial report adds $200, so the state's bill through the first report is $550. We add $199 for preparing and filing. The business license is separate. Here is every figure, by entity type and by the year it falls due.
State fees to register
| Entity | Form | Alaska charge | What the charge is |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLC | Form 08-0497 | $350 | Nonrefundable filing fee printed on the form |
| Business corporation | Form 08-414 | $350 | $150 filing fee plus $200 tax, as the form prints it |
The Division's current Form 08-0497 and its forms-and-fees page both say $350.
What follows registration
| Item | When | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| LLC biennial report | before January 2 of the filing year | $200 |
| Late charge on a delinquent report | Not filed before February 1 | $25 for each year or part of a year |
| Surcharge on a delinquent report | Added to the late charge | $20 (ten percent of the filing fee) |
| Amended registration | A change to the registered facts | $25 |
| Change of registered agent | When the agent or office moves | $25 |
| Notice of change of officials | A new manager or member between reports | $25 |
| Certificate of cancellation | On leaving Alaska | $25 |
| State business license | Per year, before doing business | $50 |
Worked totals for an LLC
| Scenario | Make-up | State total |
|---|---|---|
| Register only | Form 08-0497 | $350 |
| Register plus a first license year | Registration and $50 license | $400 |
| Register through the first report | Registration and $200 biennial report | $550 |
| Register, first report and license | All three | $600 |
| Report filed late | $200 fee, $25 late charge, $20 surcharge | $245 |
| Register, then cancel with no report due | Registration and $25 cancellation | $375 |
The late-report line follows 3 AAC 16.065(c) and (d): the filing fee, a late charge for each year or part of a year of delinquency, and an extra ten percent of the filing fee.
What our fee covers
Our fee, $199, pays for the work we do: we collect your answers, complete the form, order the home-state certificate, check the name against the home-state record, enter the agent, file with the Division and send you the result along with the date your first biennial report is due. It does not include the Alaska fee, which appears separately when you check out, or the cost of the certificate from your home state. Our Alaska registered agent service, where it is offered, is paid for by the fee through year one, then renewing per checkout.
Costs that sit outside the state fee
Three costs sit outside the state fee. First, the home-state certificate has its own price, set by that state; the Delaware and Wyoming pages show both. Second, Alaska wants a business license before any business is done, at $50 a year, or $25 for a sole proprietor aged 65 or over or a disabled veteran (AS 43.70.030(a)). Third, a business whose work needs a professional license pays the Professional Licensing Section separately. Doing business with no license can draw a civil fine of up to $300.
When the first report lands
The statute ties your report years to the year you register (AS 10.50.760(a)), and each report is due before January 2. On that rule an LLC registered during an even-numbered year next reports before January 2 of the following even-numbered year, so the gap between registering and the first report runs from about one year to about two, depending on the month you file. Until then the early period costs only the registration. The one exception is that the Division can send a form asking for a report within six months of organization (AS 10.50.760(d)). The $550 figure above is the state's total once that first report is in.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Alaska cost questions
Is the Alaska fee the same for every LLC?
Yes, $350 on Form 08-0497, whatever the LLC does and wherever it was formed.
Does the biennial report cost $200 each year?
It costs $200 once every two years, not every year.
Is a corporation priced differently?
Yes. A corporation files Form 08-414 at $350, which the form splits into a $150 fee and a $200 tax.
What does a late biennial report cost?
The $200 fee plus $25 and $20, $245 in all, and the registration can be revoked if the gap is not fixed.
Our charge, then the Alaska fee
Register in Alaska
Alaska$199
+ $350 Alaska fee
- Form 08-0497, the Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company, completed from your answers
- Certificate of good standing (or equivalent) from the home state, ordered for the filing
- An Alaska registered agent: ours, or one you already work with
- The filed registration and the year your first biennial report falls in
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
Our charge and the Alaska fee are separate lines at checkout. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
References
- Alaska Division of Corporations, forms and fees
- Alaska Form 08-0497, Registration of Foreign LLC
- Alaska Administrative Code, 3 AAC 16.065
- Alaska Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
- Alaska Statutes, AS 43.70.020 to 43.70.030 (business license)
- Alaska Administrative Code, 3 AAC 16.030 (corporation fees)
- Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.760
- Alaska Form 08-409, Statement of Change of Registered Agent
- Alaska Form 08-502, Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign LLC
- Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.750 to 10.50.765 (biennial reports)
Taking on work in Alaska?
Order once and we handle the certificate, the form and the agent, then tell you when the biennial report falls due.