Alaska Foreign Registration / Cancelling
Cancelling a foreign LLC registration in Alaska
Form 08-502, the Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign Limited Liability Company, ends a foreign LLC's registration in Alaska for $25. Once filed, the entity moves to "Withdrawn" status. It is not filed if the signer is not an official on record or if the biennial reports are not current, so the first job in leaving is often catching up. We prepare and file the form for $199.
Form 08-502 at a glance
- Filed by
- A registered foreign LLC that has stopped conducting affairs in Alaska
- Statute
- AS 10.50.655 to 10.50.670
- Fee
- $25, nonrefundable
- Result
- Status becomes "Withdrawn"
- Turnaround
- Approximately 10 to 15 business days (2 to 3 weeks)
- Public record
- Yes, it is posted on the Division site
The five parts
| Part | Content | Note |
|---|---|---|
| I | Payment of the $25 fee | Authority: 3 AAC 16.065 |
| II | Entity name, Alaska entity number and the state or country of domicile | Look up the number in the Division database |
| III | Attestations about status, reports, business and agent | See below |
| IV | A name and address where the Commissioner may mail process | Not the Alaska registered agent |
| V | Signature, printed name, title and date | Authorized under home-state law |
What Part III makes the company swear
By filing, the LLC confirms these points: in good standing, all biennial reports due filed and paid, not transacting business in Alaska, surrenders authority, registered agent authority revoked and the Commissioner may be served. Each statement has a consequence. A company that is not in good standing cannot truthfully sign, and an LLC that still operates in Alaska has not stopped conducting affairs. The consent to service through the Commissioner is the price of leaving: a creditor with an Alaska claim can still reach the company through the state (AS 10.50.670).
Why the biennial report has to be current
The form states that it will not be filed if the biennial report is not current, so check the entity's status first. An LLC that skipped a cycle should file the missing report, with any late charge, before cancelling, since the report fee is $200 and a delinquency adds $25 plus $20. An LLC the Division has already revoked cannot truthfully attest to good standing, because revocation ends its authority to conduct affairs (AS 10.50.650(d)).
Who signs
The certificate must be signed by a person with authority under the law of the state where the LLC was organized, or by a receiver, trustee or other court-appointed fiduciary if one controls the company. The form also wants the signer to be an official on the Alaska record; if the signer is not, the form asks for a statement of signing authority, and a signer acting for an entity member should say how: as president of the member company, for example. A mismatch with the record is a reason the Division will not file the form.
Other cancellations that do not happen automatically
Cancelling the registration does not cancel anything else. A state business license is cancelled with the Business Licensing Section on its own form, and professional licences are handled by the Professional Licensing Section . A company that paid the $50 yearly licence will want that stopped before another year is billed. The registered agent also needs telling, though the cancellation itself revokes the agent's authority to accept service.
What a corporation does instead
A foreign corporation does not use this LLC form. It leaves by obtaining a certificate of withdrawal under AS 10.06.778 and 10.06.780, which requires an application that says the corporation has stopped transacting business, gives up its authority, withdraws its agent's authority, supplies a mailing address for process and reports its share and capital position. For a corporation, contact us before ordering and we confirm the Division's form number and fee for that withdrawal.
Filing Form 08-502 through us
Check status
Confirm the LLC is active and every biennial report due is filed.
Pick the signer
An official on the Alaska record, authorized under home-state law.
Give the mailing address for process
Not the Alaska registered agent.
We complete and file
The fee is $25, plus any late report fees.
Cancel the license
The business license has its own cancellation form.
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.
Cancellation questions
Can I cancel if I owe a biennial report?
No. The form is not filed until reports due are filed and paid.
Does cancelling end my liability for Alaska claims?
No. The Commissioner stays available for service on claims arising while registered (AS 10.50.655 to 10.50.670).
How long does cancellation take?
The Division gives approximately 10 to 15 business days (2 to 3 weeks) for complete hard-copy filings.
Do I still pay the business license?
Until it is cancelled separately, yes.
Who receives legal papers after I cancel?
The Commissioner can accept service for claims that arose while the company was registered. Part IV gives the state the address to which it should send them.
Is the cancellation fee refundable?
No. The form describes it as a nonrefundable filing fee.
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 Form 08-502, Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign LLC
- Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.600 to 10.50.670 (foreign limited liability companies)
- Alaska Statutes, AS 43.70.020 to 43.70.030 (business license)
- Alaska Statutes, AS 10.06.743 to 10.06.780 (revocation, agent and withdrawal)
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.