Alaska Foreign LLCs (2026): Registration Fees and the 3 Best Services
The 2026 Alaska entry for foreign LLC registration names Alaska Registered Agent.co ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and AK Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. A foreign LLC pays Alaska $350 up front and $200 per yearly report; 35th of 50 over three years.
Entry by the Statewise Business almanac desk ·
Alaska figures on file
35thof 50, foreign LLC state fees
150
Ordered from least to most expensive (shared rank). All fifty rows
$350 goes to the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing together with the Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 08-0497). Send along certificate of good standing (or equivalent) from the home state.
On a repeating basis it files the biennial report ($200), before January 2 of every second year.
What to have ready
Certificate of good standing (or equivalent) from the home state.
The LLC's legal name and the date it was formed.
A registered agent with a Alaska street address (each service above can serve).
A way to pay the $350 registration fee.
What skipping registration costs
The state's courts will not take a suit it files before registering (AS 10.50.675(a)). Contracts already signed still hold (AS 10.50.675(b)). Penalties may reach $10,000. The state also collects fees for the time spent unregistered.
What settled the order
The deciding criterion in Alaska was added cost over three years, weighted 32%.
Alaska Registered Agent.co's service fees across three years: $397 ($100 less than Mainstay Filing).
Quick answers
What does a foreign LLC pay to register in Alaska?
$350 at the state office. Service fees: $199.
What is the foreign registration form in Alaska?
Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 08-0497), filed with the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.
Is a certificate from the home state required?
Yes, certificate of good standing (or equivalent) from the home state.
What does a foreign LLC owe each year?
It files the biennial report for $200.
What happens if the LLC operates there unregistered?
The state's courts will not take a suit it files before registering (AS 10.50.675(a)). Contracts already signed still hold (AS 10.50.675(b)). Penalties may reach $10,000. The state also collects fees for the time spent unregistered.
Does a foreign LLC need a registered agent in Alaska?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Who should handle the registration?
We would file with Alaska Registered Agent.co: a $199 service fee and a $99 agent renewal in Alaska. Next come Mainstay Filing and AK Registered Agent.org.