Alaska Certificate of Authority›Registered agent
Registered agent requirements for foreign entities in Alaska
An entity holding Alaska authority must maintain an Alaska agent and an Alaska registered office without interruption: corporations under AS 10.06.753, LLCs under AS 10.50.635. Changing the agent costs $25 on Form 08-409. The agent must be a full-time Alaska resident individual (an owner, employee, CPA, attorney, friend or family member) or a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to do business in Alaska; not an LLC, LLP or LP, at a real address.
Eligibility by entity
| Corporation | LLC | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | An Alaska resident | An Alaska resident whose business office is also the registered office |
| Company | A domestic corporation, or a foreign one authorized here | A corporation organized under AS 10.06, or a foreign one authorized here |
| Cannot be | The corporation itself; an LLC, LP or LLP | An LLC, LP or LLP |
| Addresses | Physical and mailing, in Alaska | Physical and mailing, in Alaska |
The Division's practical rules
Three practical rules apply. The Division will not accept a virtual address, a mail-holding service or any place the agent does not actually occupy; the registered office is where the agent genuinely is. The agent must be at that address to receive service in person or by mail. And an out-of-state individual, or an entity that is not registered here, cannot serve.
What the agent does
The agent is the point where lawsuits, notices and demands directed at the entity are delivered. For a corporation, the Division describes the agent as statutorily responsible for receiving the papers and forwarding them to the corporation's last known address. The agent signs nothing on the company's behalf and files nothing for it.
Agent filings and fees
| Filing | Form | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Change of agent or registered office | Form 08-409 | $25 |
| Entity address change | Form 08-4764, no charge | No charge |
| Agent resignation notice | Form 08-4981 | $25 |
| Mass address change by a commercial agent for corporations | Form 08-4701 | $40 |
The same Statement of Change form serves every entity type except religious corporations. A corporation's change is made by resolution of the board and signed by the president or a vice president; an LLC's change is authorized by the company. By statute the two must share one address.
Having no agent
Failing to appoint and maintain an agent, or to report a change, is a listed ground for revoking a certificate or registration (AS 10.50.650(a)(2)-(3)). Before that, service on a company with no findable agent goes to the commissioner, who is deemed the agent in that case. A corporation faces the same ground in its own code: 6 grounds in all, notice by certified mail to the registered office.
On an order with us
We can serve as your Alaska agent, or you can name your own eligible resident or corporation. The agent must agree to serve, since the name appears on a public record. If the agent later resigns or moves, a Statement of Change is needed, and we can prepare it. Our fee for the original filing is $199.
A friend, an employee or a commercial agent
The Division lists the possibilities in plain terms: a full-time Alaska resident, whether an owner, an employee, a CPA, an attorney, a friend or a family member, or a qualifying corporation. Whatever you choose, the person must be at the listed address to take service, and the address cannot be a virtual office or a forwarding service.
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.
Agent questions
How much is a change of agent or office?
$25 on Form 08-409.
Do the agent and the registered office have to match?
Yes. By statute the two share one address.
What happens when no agent is found?
When no agent is kept or the agent cannot be found with reasonable diligence the Commissioner becomes the agent for service.
Can my attorney be the Alaska agent?
Yes, if the attorney is a full-time Alaska resident at a real Alaska address, or a qualifying company.
Can a corporation be its own agent?
No. The corporation form says it may not act as its own registered agent.
Does an agent have to be a lawyer?
No. The Division lists many possible agents, from a family member to a company, and requires only residence or authorization and a real address.
Can the agent be changed in the biennial report?
No. Only the Statement of Change can do that.
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 08-409, Statement of Change of Registered Agent
- Alaska Statutes, AS 10.06.743 to 10.06.780 (revocation, agent and withdrawal)
- Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.600 to 10.50.670 (foreign limited liability companies)
- Alaska Division of Corporations, registered agent FAQs
- Alaska Administrative Code, 3 AAC 16.030 (corporation fees)
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