Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Please Note
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
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.
Alaska Business License
| Agency: | Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing |
| Law: | AS § 43.70.020 |
Initial Registration
| 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. |
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. |
Alaska Business Name Registration
Initial Registration
Name Registration
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| 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. |
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Registration Renewal
Name Registration
| Form: | |
| 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: | |
| Agency Fee: | $25 |
| Notes: | Used to transfer name reservation rights to another person. |
Initial Registration
| Form: | |
| Agency Fee: | $25 |
| Notes: | Name reservations expire after 120 days. |
Registration Renewal
| Form: | |
| 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 Foreign Corporation Name Registration
| Agency: | Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing |
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $25 |
| Notes: | A foreign corporation name registration expires at the end of the calendar year. |
Registration Renewal
| Form: | |
| 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: | |
| 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: | |
| 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. |
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| 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: | |
| Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $350 |
| Law: | |
| 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: | |
| Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $350 |
| Law: | |
| 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: | |
| Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $50 |
| Law: | |
| Certified Copy Requirement: | Certified copies not required. |
| Certificate of Good Standing Requirement: | Good standing certificate not required. |
Name Registration
| Form: | |
| 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. |
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Certificate of Compliance
| Agency: | Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing |
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| Agency Fee: | $10 |
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