Alaska Certificate of Authority›Corporations
Alaska certificate of authority: Form 08-414 for foreign corporations
Form 08-414 is the Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation, and it is the application a foreign business corporation files to receive its Alaska certificate of authority. The fee on the form is $350. The form has 12 items, takes two officer signatures in most cases, and is mailed to the Division in Juneau. We prepare it and file it for $199.
Form 08-414 in short
- Who files
- A for-profit corporation organized outside Alaska
- Authority
- AS 10.06.730 sets out what the application must say
- Fee
- $350: $150 fee plus $200 tax
- Mail to
- PO Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811
- Quoted time
- Approximately 10 to 15 business days
- Signers
- The president or vice president and the secretary or assistant secretary; where one person holds two of those offices, two different people sign unless that person holds all of them
What the statute demands, and where the form asks for it
| The application must state | Form item |
|---|---|
| Corporate name, any assumed name, and state of incorporation | Items 1, 2 and 3 |
| Date of incorporation and period of duration | Item 3 |
| Principal office in the home state | Item 6 |
| Proposed registered office and agent in Alaska | Item 5 |
| Purpose and the industry code that fits the Alaska activity | Item 4 |
| Directors and officers with addresses | Item 11 |
| Authorized shares by class, par and series | Item 8 |
| Issued shares by class, par and series | Item 9 |
| Each alien affiliate, or a statement that there are none | Item 7 |
| Each holder of 5 percent or more of the shares | Item 10 |
The statute lists thirteen kinds of content, including a dollar figure for stated capital and estimates of the property and business of the corporation (AS 10.06.730). The posted form's twelve items are the working checklist for the application.
Name and good standing (Items 1 and 2)
Item 1 is the corporate name, which needs "corporation", "company", "incorporated" or "limited", or an abbreviation of one of them. Next to it sits a box confirming that the corporation is active and in good standing in its home state, and the Division states plainly that it cannot issue a certificate of authority until that is so. If the name collides with an Alaska entity or lacks the required word, Item 2 takes the assumed name the corporation will use here. The name must not suggest that the corporation has a purpose other than the one in its articles, or that it conducts banking or insurance business.
Home facts and purpose (Items 3, 4 and 6)
Item 3 collects the state of domicile, the incorporation date and the duration. Duration is how long the corporation is meant to last: a specific future date of less than 100 years, or perpetual. Item 4 is the purpose, and "any lawful" works, together with the six-digit NAICS code for the activity the company will start in Alaska, which must not conflict with the stated purpose. Item 6 is the principal office wherever it is.
The Alaska agent (Item 5)
The agent has to be an individual resident of Alaska or a corporation (not an LLC, LP or LLP) registered and in good standing with the Division; a corporation may not act as its own agent. The agent is the person the state and any plaintiff will serve, so the Division wants a physical address and a mailing address, both in Alaska. A corporation that supplies an agent in another state, or itself as agent, will not be accepted.
Affiliates, shares and officers (Items 7 to 11)
Item 7 asks for alien affiliates as AS 10.06.990 defines them, in outline a foreign person or a foreign-controlled entity connected by control. Item 8 is the authorized share count and it cannot be zero. Item 9 reports shares actually issued, and if any exist, Item 10 names each person holding at least 5 percent, with that person's stake. Item 11 names the officers and directors with mailing addresses, which become public, so personal identifiers stay off the form.
Signing (Item 12)
The form requires the president or vice president and the secretary or assistant secretary; where one person holds two of those offices, two different people sign unless that person holds all of them. The statute adds that the commissioner receives the original and an exact copy (AS 10.06.733). A person who signs knowing something in the document is materially false commits a class A misdemeanor, so the signers should read the whole form, not only their own line.
Money, mail and timing
Enclose $350 in U.S. dollars, either as a check to the order of the State of Alaska or on the Division's card form, and mail the application to PO Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811. The Division reviews applications in the order received and quotes approximately 10 to 15 business days for a complete and correct one. It does not accept filings by email. A contact information sheet, Form 08-0561, travels with the filing and is not placed on the record.
Filing Form 08-414 with us
Order and answer our questions
Name, home state, dates, shares, officers, directors and the agent.
We verify standing
Standing with the home state is confirmed by us before anyone ticks the box.
We draft all twelve items
You review the draft before anything is signed.
The two signers sign
A president or vice president, together with a secretary or assistant secretary.
We mail and pay
The state's $350 is charged at cost.
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.
Certificate of authority form questions
Is the Alaska certificate of authority the same as a home-state good standing certificate?
No. The home-state certificate shows the corporation exists there; the Alaska certificate permits it to transact business in Alaska.
Can a single-officer corporation file?
Yes, if that person holds every office the form names, one signature can cover them.
Does the form ask for the capital?
The posted form has no capital item.
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
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