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

Living in Alaska and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Alaska as a foreign LLC, which costs $350 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Alaska costs $250.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeAlaska foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Alaska$250Not needed$250$100
Form in Wyoming$100$350$450$320
Form in Delaware$110$350$460$1,000
Form in Nevada$425$350$775$900

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. 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

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Alaska (2026)

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

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $350 state fee = $549

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. AK Registered Agent.org

$199 + $350 state fee = $549

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

3. Alaska Registered Agent.co

$199 + $350 state fee = $549

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

Service prices read from each provider’s Alaska page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.

Alaska questions

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

If the LLC does business in Alaska, Alaska generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, for $350. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Alaska?

$250 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Biennial report (Alaska Division of Corporations), $200 (due: before January 2 of every second year).

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