Alaska Certificate of Authority›Cancellation
Ending Alaska authority for an LLC: the certificate of cancellation
A foreign LLC that holds Alaska authority and wants to leave files Form 08-502, the Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign Limited Liability Company, for $25, under AS 10.50.655 to 10.50.670. A foreign corporation leaves another way, by obtaining a certificate of withdrawal. We prepare the LLC form for $199.
Cancellation in short
- Form
- Form 08-502, Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign Limited Liability Company
- Fee
- $25, nonrefundable
- Law
- AS 10.50.655 to 10.50.670
- What changes
- The entity moves to Withdrawn status
- Quoted time
- Approximately 10 to 15 business days (2 to 3 weeks)
- Condition
- Biennial reports filed and paid, signer on the Division record
- Service of process
- Part IV names an address for service; the Alaska agent is not listed there
What the statute requires the application to say
| Statement | Where the form puts it |
|---|---|
| The company name and the jurisdiction where it was organized | Part II |
| That the company is not conducting affairs in Alaska | Part III |
| That the company cancels its registration | Part III |
| That the registered agent's authority is revoked and the Commissioner may be served | Part III |
| An address for mailing process to the company | Part IV |
| Signature of someone authorized under home-state law | Part V |
The five statements come from AS 10.50.655 to 10.50.670. The form adds good standing and current biennial reports to what the signer confirms.
The effect, and its limit
Cancellation ends authority to conduct affairs. It does not end the Commissioner's standing as an agent for service on claims that arose while it was registered (AS 10.50.670). That is why Part IV asks for a mailing address for process: it is where the state will forward papers. Keep that address monitored, since a claim from the registered period can still arrive.
Before you file
Check three things in the Division's database. The entity's status must be active. Every biennial report that has come due must be filed and paid, because the form is not filed otherwise. And the person who will sign must match an official on the record, or Part V must state the signer's authority, particularly where a member is itself an entity. After the filing, the same database should show the status as Withdrawn, which is the proof to keep. A company behind on reports can catch up first: the report is $200, with $25 and $20 added when delinquent.
Other things to switch off
The cancellation touches only the entity record. The state business license is cancelled with a separate form to the Business Licensing Section, and professional licences are closed through the Professional Licensing Section. The agent's authority is revoked by the cancellation itself, but telling the agent costs nothing. And any home-state report or tax carries on, as the home state does not hear of the Alaska filing.
Corporations: the certificate of withdrawal
A foreign corporation applies to the commissioner for a certificate of withdrawal (AS 10.06.778 and 10.06.780). The application states that the corporation is no longer transacting business in Alaska, relinquishes its authority, ends its agent's authority and accepts service through the commissioner, supplies a mailing address, and states its authorized and issued shares and stated capital. For a corporation, write to us and we will confirm the Division's form number before filing.
What leaving costs in total
If the biennial reports are current, the cost of leaving is the cancellation fee alone, $25. Registering and then leaving with no report in between comes to $375 in Alaska fees. If a report is overdue, add the report and its late charges first: $245 for one cycle.
Cancelling through us
Share the Alaska entity number
We check status and reports in the database.
File any missing reports
Reports due come first.
Decide the signer
An official on the record, or a signer with stated authority.
Give the process address
Not the Alaska agent.
We file
The $25 fee 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.
Cancellation questions
Can a cancelled LLC come back to Alaska?
Yes, by filing Form 08-0497 again at $350, because the earlier registration has ended.
Is the registration fee refunded when the LLC cancels?
No. The form describes the registration fee as a nonrefundable filing fee, and the cancellation fee is nonrefundable as well.
How much does cancellation cost?
$25 on Form 08-502, and the form describes the fee as nonrefundable.
What is the entity status after cancellation?
Withdrawn.
Can a dissolved LLC use the form?
The form is for a company that is in good standing and has stopped conducting affairs. A dissolved or revoked entity should start with the Division's page on those statuses.
Does cancelling stop my biennial reports?
It ends them for a cancelled LLC, but only once the form is filed and the entity shows Withdrawn.
Is the cancellation public?
Yes. Filings are a public record posted on the Division site.
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 08-502, Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign LLC
- Alaska Administrative Code, 3 AAC 16.065
- Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.600 to 10.50.670 (foreign limited liability companies)
- Alaska Statutes, AS 10.06.743 to 10.06.780 (revocation, agent and withdrawal)
Need Alaska authority?
Tell us your entity type and home state. We handle the application, the certificate and the agent.