Alaska Business License
General Business License Requirements for Alaska.
Business licenses are often required of business entities, regardless of their products and services. This page provides an overview of business license requirements in Alaska.
Alaska General Business Licenses
Alaska Business License
| Agency: | Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing - Corporations Section |
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Initial Registration
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| 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: | |
| 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. |
Local General Business Licenses
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Business License
| Agency: | Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough Business Licenses (AK) |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $100 |
| Notes: | The license period begins January 1 of the year in which the application was submitted and it ends December 31 of the following year. Applications submitted after December 1 will be issued for the next biennial period (January 1 of the upcoming year). |
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Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $100 |
| Due: | Biennially by December 31 |
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