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Alabama LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Alabama and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Alabama as a foreign LLC, which costs $150 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Alabama costs $236.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeAlabama foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Alabama$236Not needed$236$0
Form in Wyoming$100$150$250$120+
Form in Delaware$110$150$260$800+
Form in Nevada$425$150$575$700+

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings (Alabama’s foreign charge is a business privilege tax that varies by company and is left out). State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

  • Alabama vs Wyoming: $236 against $370 plus a variable charge in state fees over two years.
  • Alabama vs Delaware: $236 against $1,060 plus a variable charge in state fees over two years.
  • Alabama vs Nevada: $236 against $1,275 plus a variable charge in state fees over two years.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Alabama (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Alabama registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $150 state fee = $349

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Alabama checkout showed $383 in total on October 28, 2026, including $34 in state processing charges.

2. AL Registered Agent.org

$199 + $150 state fee = $349

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Alabama Registered Agent.co

$199 + $150 state fee = $349

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Alabama page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division.

Alabama questions

Do I still register in Alabama if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Alabama, Alabama generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division, for $150. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Alabama?

$236 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Business privilege tax return (Alabama Department of Revenue), no fee (due: same date as the federal return). In Alabama that is a business privilege tax that varies by company, so we do not put it in a total.

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