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Alaska Foreign LLC Registration (2026): Fees and the 3 Best Services

For foreign LLC registration in Alaska (2026), the order we'd use is Mainstay Filing ($199), AK Registered Agent.org ($199) and Alaska Registered Agent.co ($199). State fees for a foreign LLC: $350 to register, $200 per report after that. Rank: 35th of 50.
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Alaska numbers

of 50, foreign LLC fees over three years

1st = least expensive (tied). See all 50

Registration fee

$350

Source commerce.alaska.gov (October 2026)

Yearly report

$200

Biennial report

Home-state certificate

Required

Attach it to the filing

Three-year state fees

$550

Model: register plus two years of reports

Services we'd use in Alaska

Five criteria, fixed weights, same for every state. Details: methodology.

Our first choice

1. Mainstay Filing: best for expanding companies

$199 plus the $350 state fee, then $149 a year

Mainstay Filing is where we'd go first: $199 plus Alaska's fee, then $149 a year for the agent from year two.

The three-year premium over AK Registered Agent.org is $100; coverage carries it.

After the free first year the agent runs $149 a year in any state.

What you pay for

  • Registration prepared and filed
  • Registered agent, free for the first year
  • Same service fee in every state

For

  • Year one agent at no charge
  • Covers all fifty states
  • $199 + state fee

Against

  • Higher agent renewal ($149)
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Alaska focus

2. AK Registered Agent.org: best for a low-cost Alaska filing

$199 plus the $350 state fee, then $99 a year

AK Registered Agent.org slots in second. What it offers: the Alaska registration for $199 with a year of agent service and $99 yearly after.

What you pay for

  • The registration paperwork
  • A year of agent service

For

  • $199 to register
  • $99 a year for the agent after that
  • Agent included for year one

Against

  • Covers Alaska only
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Alaska focus

3. Alaska Registered Agent.co: best for a low agent renewal

$199 plus the $350 state fee, then $99 a year

Alaska Registered Agent.co slots in third. What it offers: the Alaska registration for $199 with a year of agent service and $99 yearly after.

Prices match AK Registered Agent.org exactly; either works.

What you pay for

  • The registration paperwork
  • A year of agent service

For

  • $99 a year for the agent after that
  • Agent included for year one
  • $199 to register

Against

  • Covers Alaska only
Visit Alaska Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Alaska picks compared

#ServiceYear oneFrom year twoThree-year service fees
1 Mainstay Filing $199$149/yr$497
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2 AK Registered Agent.org $199$99/yr$397
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3 Alaska Registered Agent.co $199$99/yr$397
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Service prices from each company's own pages, read November 12, 2026. State fee ($350) not included above.

Registration cost calculator

Pick years and a service. The state side is the $350 registration and each yearly report.

Mainstay Filing, 3 years: $1,047 ($550 to the state, $497 to the service).

How Alaska compares with nearby ranks

RankStateThree-year foreign LLC fees
33rd Florida$402.50
34th Vermont$495
35th Alaska$550
35th Maine$550
37th Arkansas$570

Five rows of fifty; the rest are in Foreign LLC fees by state.

Registering a foreign LLC in Alaska

The filing is the Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 08-0497), made with the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing; the fee is $350. The state also wants certificate of good standing (or equivalent) from the home state.

Then comes the biennial report ($200), before January 2 of every second year.

Checklist

  • Certificate of good standing (or equivalent) from the home state.
  • Name and formation date exactly as on the home-state record.
  • A registered agent in the state (included with each pick).
  • Funds for the $350 registration fee.

Penalties for not registering in Alaska

Lawsuits it tries to bring are blocked until the registration is on file (AS 10.50.675(a)). Its contracts remain valid (AS 10.50.675(b)). Penalties top out at $10,000. Back fees for the unregistered period are due as well.

What decided the order

Of our five criteria, state filings covered (30%) settled first place in Alaska.

A company registering in Alaska already has a home state, and covering both with one provider scored highest.

Questions about Alaska

How much does it cost to register a foreign LLC in Alaska?

$350 at the state office. Add $199 for a service.

Which form registers a foreign LLC in Alaska?

File Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 08-0497) with the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.

Do I need a certificate from my home state?

Yes: certificate of good standing (or equivalent) from the home state.

What does a foreign LLC file after registering?

The biennial report, $200.

What if the LLC does business there without registering?

Lawsuits it tries to bring are blocked until the registration is on file (AS 10.50.675(a)). Its contracts remain valid (AS 10.50.675(b)). Penalties top out at $10,000. Back fees for the unregistered period are due as well.

Is a registered agent needed there?

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Who should file the registration?

Mainstay Filing, then AK Registered Agent.org and Alaska Registered Agent.co. Mainstay Filing leads on state filings covered.

Keep going

Citations

  1. commerce.alaska.gov: Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (checked August 2026)
  2. commerce.alaska.gov: Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (checked August 2026)
  3. commerce.alaska.gov: Alaska report due date (checked August 2026)
  4. akleg.gov: Alaska Stat. §§ 10.50.070, 10.50.075 (checked August 2026)
  5. commerce.alaska.gov: Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration (checked October 2026)
  6. akleg.gov: Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.600 to 10.50.670 (checked October 2026)
  7. akleg.gov: Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.675 to 10.50.720 (checked October 2026)
  8. akleg.gov: Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.750 to 10.50.765 (checked October 2026)
  9. akleg.gov: Alaska Statutes, AS 43.70.020 to 43.70.030 (checked October 2026)
  10. form.sunbiz.org: Form CR2E027, foreign LLC application (checked October 2026)
  11. flsenate.gov: Florida Statutes 605.0902, certificate of authority (checked October 2026)
  12. flsenate.gov: Florida Statutes 605.0905, activities that are not transacting (checked October 2026)
  13. flsenate.gov: Florida Statutes 605.0904, consequences of transacting business without (checked October 2026)
  14. form.sunbiz.org: Form CR2E057, withdrawal (checked October 2026)
  15. dos.fl.gov: Sunbiz LLC fees (checked October 2026)
  16. sos.vermont.gov: Vermont Secretary of State, foreign registration (checked October 2026)
  17. sos.vermont.gov: Vermont Secretary of State, fees and statutes (checked October 2026)
  18. legislature.vermont.gov: 11 V.S.A. § 4112, application for certificate of (checked October 2026)
  19. legislature.vermont.gov: 11 V.S.A. § 4113, activities that are not (checked October 2026)
  20. legislature.vermont.gov: 11 V.S.A. § 4033, annual report (checked October 2026)
  21. maine.gov: Maine Secretary of State, foreign entities (checked October 2026)
  22. maine.gov: Form MLLC-12 (checked October 2026)
  23. legislature.maine.gov: 31 MRSA § 1622, foreign qualification (checked October 2026)
  24. legislature.maine.gov: 31 MRSA § 1623, activities that do not (checked October 2026)
  25. legislature.maine.gov: 31 MRSA § 1629, consequences of not qualifying (checked October 2026)
  26. legislature.maine.gov: 31 MRSA § 1680, fees (checked October 2026)
  27. sos.arkansas.gov: Arkansas Secretary of State, foreign LLC forms and (checked October 2026)
  28. sos.arkansas.gov: Form FL-01 (checked October 2026)
  29. arkleg.state.ar.us: Act 1041 of 2021, Uniform LLC Act (checked October 2026)
  30. sos.arkansas.gov: 2026 LLC franchise tax report and instructions (checked October 2026)
  31. sos.arkansas.gov: Form FL-04, application for cancellation (checked October 2026)
  32. Read November 12, 2026 from Mainstay Filing's Alaska service page
  33. Read November 12, 2026 from AK Registered Agent.org's pricing page
  34. Read November 12, 2026 from Alaska Registered Agent.co's pricing page