Alaska Certificate of Authority›Fees
What an Alaska certificate of authority costs, state fee and ours
The Alaska fee is $350 for a corporation's certificate of authority and $350 for an LLC's certificate of registration. A first biennial payment follows: $200 in corporation tax or a $200 LLC report. Our own charge, $199, is added on top.
What Alaska charges to issue the certificate
| Entity | Form | Alaska charge | How the Division states it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business corporation | Form 08-414 | $350 | A $150 fee and a $200 tax, added together on the form |
| LLC | Form 08-0497 | $350 | A nonrefundable filing fee |
What comes after, by entity
| Item | Corporation | LLC |
|---|---|---|
| Biennial payment | $200 corporation tax | $200 report fee |
| Delinquency | $25 for each year or part of one | $25 for each year or part, plus $20 |
| Amendment | Amended certificate of authority, $25 | Form 08-498, $25 |
| Agent change | Form 08-409, $25 | Form 08-409, $25 |
| Leaving | Certificate of withdrawal under AS 10.06.778; the regulation's fee for other corporation filings is $25 | Form 08-502, $25 |
| Business license | $50 a year | $50 a year |
Worked totals
| Situation | Add up | State total |
|---|---|---|
| Corporation, certificate only | Form 08-414 | $350 |
| Corporation with a license year | Certificate and $50 license | $400 |
| Corporation through its first biennial tax | Certificate and $200 tax | $550 |
| Corporation, all three | Certificate, first tax, one license year | $600 |
| Corporation with the tax a cycle late | $200 tax and $25 penalty | $225 |
| LLC, registration only | Form 08-0497 | $350 |
| LLC through its first report | Registration and $200 report | $550 |
| LLC, all three | Registration, first report, one license year | $600 |
The line items we do not control
Two lines on any order come from outside the Division. The home state sets the price of its good standing certificate, and Delaware and Wyoming differ sharply on it, as the Delaware and Wyoming pages show. And the state business license, $50 a year, is bought from a different section of the Division (AS 43.70.030(a)); the fee falls to $25 for a sole proprietor who is at least 65 or for a disabled veteran. A later change of agent is a statement of change at $25.
Corporation costs after the certificate
A foreign corporation pays $200 in biennial tax. A delinquency adds $25 for each year or part of a year, and the statute adds 10 percent of the assessed tax as a penalty. The business license is $50 for each year of Alaska business.
LLC costs after registration
An LLC's biennial report is $200. A late one adds $25 for each year or part of a year and a $20 surcharge, which makes $245 for one cycle. A name change on Form 08-498 is $25, and leaving on Form 08-502 is $25. Moving the agent or office costs $25 as well.
What our fee buys
$199 is for the preparation: choosing the correct form, collecting the answers, ordering the home-state certificate, finding or entering the agent, completing every item or part, filing, and sending the result with your report calendar. The Alaska charge is a pass-through listed on a line of its own. Nothing is added to it, and the order page shows both numbers before you pay.
Reading the corporation figure correctly
The form prints $350 as a $150 fee plus the first biennial corporation tax of $200, collected with the application. The next $200 tax then falls due on the corporation's January 2 cycle (AS 10.06.845(a)).
What it costs to keep the certificate
After the application, upkeep is regular. A report fee of $200 for an LLC, or the $200 corporation tax, falls once every two years. The business license, $50 a year, falls every year. Over two years that is $300 for either entity type, before the agent, if you pay one, and before any home-state upkeep. A company that wants a single number for its Alaska budget can use the $300 figure each cycle, on top of the one-time certificate fee.
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.
Fee questions
Does an Alaska certificate of authority renew each year?
No. The state asks for a biennial report, every second year, before January 2.
Is the LLC fee refundable?
No. The LLC forms describe their fees as nonrefundable.
Do I pay Alaska tax on top of the fee?
A corporation's $200 is already inside the $350. Other Alaska taxes are separate questions.
Our fee, then what Alaska charges
Get your Alaska certificate
AK+ the Alaska fee shown at checkout
$199
- The Alaska application for your entity type: certificate of authority for a corporation, registration for an LLC
- Certificate of good standing (or equivalent) from the home state, ordered and attached
- An Alaska registered agent: ours, or the one you keep
- Filing with the Division of Corporations and the approved document returned
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
The Alaska fee for your entity type shows as its own line before you pay. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Statutes and state pages
- Alaska Division of Corporations, forms and fees
- Alaska Form 08-0497, Registration of Foreign LLC
- Alaska Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
- Alaska Statutes, AS 43.70.020 to 43.70.030 (business license)
- Alaska Statutes, AS 10.06.845 (biennial corporation tax)
- Alaska Administrative Code, 3 AAC 16.065
- Alaska Administrative Code, 3 AAC 16.030 (corporation fees)
- Alaska Form 08-498, Amended Certificate of Registration, Foreign LLC
- Alaska Form 08-409, Statement of Change of Registered Agent
- Alaska Form 08-502, Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign LLC
- Alaska Statutes, AS 10.06.805 to 10.06.815 (corporation biennial report)
Need Alaska authority?
Tell us your entity type and home state. We handle the application, the certificate and the agent.