Everything you need to register a foreign LLC in Alaska.
State filing fee$350one-time
Registered agent$125/yearbased on Northwest RA
Total, all in$1,275
Alaska data last reviewed Aug 15, 2026 · commerce.alaska.govTotals include the $350 filing fee once, Northwest RA at $125/year, and Alaska recurring state costs over the selected period. The report fee is biennial and counted per filing due.
Alaska data last reviewed Aug 15, 2026 · commerce.alaska.gov
Formation in Alaska
Formation fee
$250
Annual cost
$100 biennial + $50/year business license
State income tax
No state income tax
Privacy
Moderate
What triggers foreign qualification in Alaska?
Physical office or place of business
Employees working in the state
Important to know
The $50 Alaska Business License renews every year and is separate from the biennial report, so an Alaska LLC pays the state something in every year rather than only in report years.
Foreign LLCs pay $200 for the biennial report against $100 for domestic.
Activities that do NOT require registration in Alaska
The following activities are explicitly carved out by statute. On their own, they do not require a foreign LLC to register in Alaska.
Maintaining, defending, or settling a lawsuit, other proceeding, or a claim
Holding meetings of the members or managers
Maintaining bank accounts
Selling through independent contractors
Soliciting or procuring orders that must be accepted outside Alaska before they bind
Creating or acquiring debt, mortgages, or security interests in real or personal property, as borrower or lender
Securing or collecting debts, or enforcing rights in property securing debts
Conducting an isolated transaction completed within 30 days that is not part of repeated similar transactions
Conducting affairs in interstate commerce
Under AS 10.50.720. Nine items. Alaska has NO securities-transfer-office item and NO property-ownership safe harbor. No tax or service-of-process disclaimer.