Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing


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We are a service company that can help you file with the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing. We are not associated with this nor any other government agency. We offer paid services and software to help you file. You are not required to purchase our service to file - you may file directly with this agency without using our service.


Contact Information

Physical address:
333 W. Willoughby Avenue, 9th Floor
Juneau, AK 99801

Mailing address:
PO Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806

Phone: (907) 465-2550
Fax: (907) 465-2974

Web: Home Name search Company search Forms File online
Email: corporations@alaska.gov

Licenses

We track the following licenses with the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other Compliance Core™ data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.

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Alaska Business License

Agency:Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Law:

AS § 43.70.020

Initial Registration

Form:

Alaska Business License Application

Filing Method:

Mail or online.

Agency Fee:

$50 per year. Applicants may choose to pay for either 1 or 2 years.

Turnaround:

Immediate for online or 10-15 business days for mail.

Registration Renewal

Form:

Alaska Business License Renewal

Filing Method:

Mail or online.

Agency Fee:

$50 per year. Applicants may choose to pay for either 1 or 2 years.

Turnaround:

Immediate for online or 10-15 business days for mail.

Due:

Annually or Biennially by December 31 depending on if you paid for one year or two.

Penalties:

After 2 years of non-renewal, your license will lapse and you will need to apply for a new one.

Alaska Business Name Registration

Is registration mandatory?

Filing a name registration is optional.

County Level Filing:

Not required at the county level.

Does registration prevent others from using the name I choose?

Exclusive rights within Alaska for 5 years. No other business will be able to register the same name in Alaska due to the distinguishable" name requirement.

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Agency:Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing

Initial Registration
Name Registration

Form:

Business Name Registration

Filing Method:

Mail or online.

Agency Fee:

$25

Turnaround:

Immediate for online or 10-15 days by mail.

Is registration mandatory?:

Filing a name registration is optional.

County Level Filing:

Not required at the county level.

Does registration prevent others from using the name I choose?:

Exclusive rights within Alaska for 5 years. No other business will be able to register the same name in Alaska due to the "distinguishable" name requirement.

Notes:
  • To register a name a current Business License is required.
  • If you only need to protect the name for up to 120 days while an entity is being filed, file a name reservation instead.
  • Publication of registration is not required in Alaska.
How to Apply:
  1. Obtain a business license for each name you intend to register as a DBA name.
  2. Submit the Business Name Registration form to register your DBA name.

Registration Renewal
Name Registration

Form:

Business Name Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Mail only.

Agency Fee:

$25

Turnaround:

Immediate for online or 10-15 days by mail.

Due:

By December 31 of the fifth year of registration. The year in which the registration becomes effective is considered a full year.

Alaska Business Name Reservation

Agency:Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing

Amendment of Reserved or Registered Name

Form:

Business Name Reservation Transfer

Agency Fee:

$25

Notes:

Used to transfer name reservation rights to another person.

Initial Registration

Form:

New Business Name Reservation

Agency Fee:

$25

Notes:

Name reservations expire after 120 days.

Registration Renewal

Form:

Business Name Reservation Renewal

Agency Fee:

$25

Due:

Name reservations expire 120 days after initial filing.

Notes:

Renewal can only be filed twice for a given name and grants an extension of 120 days.

Alaska Entity Registration

Agency:Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing

Alaska Foreign Corporation Name Registration

Agency:Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing

Initial Registration

Form:

Foreign Corporate Name Registration

Agency Fee:

$25

Notes:

A foreign corporation name registration expires at the end of the calendar year.

Registration Renewal

Form:

Renewal Foreign Corporate Name Registration

Agency Fee:

$25

Due:

A foreign corporation name registration expires at the end of the calendar year.

Notes:

Renewing grants a one calendar year extension of the name registration.

Corporate Filings

We track the following filings with the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing in order to provide compliance services to our clients. We share this reference information with the general public as a courtesy. As a registered agent client, you get access to state templates pre-filled with our company information to help you save time looking up information.

Initial Report

Agency:Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Form:

Enter your entity number then click 'Print Form'

Filing Method:

Mail or Online

Agency Fee:

$0

Due:

Within 6 months of incorporation.

Law:

Alaska Stat. § 10.06.811


Biennial Report

Agency:Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Form:

Enter your entity # then click 'Print Form'

Filing Method:

Mail or online

Agency Fee:

$25

Turnaround:

Immediately online. ~10-15 business days by paper.

Due:

Biennially by July 2. If you initially registered in an even-numbered year, the Biennial Report will be due in July of every even-numbered year. If you initially filed in an odd-numbered year, the Biennial Report will be due in July of every odd-numbered year. Reports can be filed as early as April 2.

Law:

Alaska Stat. § 10.20.630

Penalties:

$5 late fee if filed after August 2.


Certificate of Authority - Foreign Business Corporation

Agency:Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Form:

Certificate of Authority

Filing Method:

Mail or online.

Agency Fee:

$350

Law:

AK Stat § 10.06.705

Certified Copy Requirement:

Certified copies not required.

Certificate of Good Standing Requirement:

Good standing certificate not required.


Registration of Foreign LLC

Agency:Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Form:

Registration of Foreign LLC

Filing Method:

Mail or online.

Agency Fee:

$350

Law:

AK Stat § 10.50.605

Certified Copy Requirement:

Certified copies not required.

Certificate of Good Standing Requirement:

Good standing certificate not required.


Certificate of Authority - Foreign Nonprofit Corporation

Agency:Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Form:

Certificate of Authority

Filing Method:

Mail or online.

Agency Fee:

$50

Law:

AK Stat § 10.20.455

Certified Copy Requirement:

Certified copies not required.

Certificate of Good Standing Requirement:

Good standing certificate not required.


Name Registration

Form:

Business Name Registration

Filing Method:

Mail or online.

Agency Fee:

$25

Turnaround:

Immediate for online or 10-15 days by mail.

Is registration mandatory?:

Filing a name registration is optional.

County Level Filing:

Not required at the county level.

Does registration prevent others from using the name I choose?:

Exclusive rights within Alaska for 5 years. No other business will be able to register the same name in Alaska due to the "distinguishable" name requirement.

Notes:
  • To register a name a current Business License is required.
  • If you only need to protect the name for up to 120 days while an entity is being filed, file a name reservation instead.
  • Publication of registration is not required in Alaska.
How to Apply:
  1. Obtain a business license for each name you intend to register as a DBA name.
  2. Submit the Business Name Registration form to register your DBA name.

Certificate of Compliance

Agency:Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Filing Method:

Online only

Agency Fee:

$10


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