Register a company in Alaska

Yes. The Articles go to the Alaska Corporations Section online and post immediately, our registered agent covers the Alaska address for the first year, and the EIN is requested by fax or phone - the routes the IRS keeps for applicants with no SSN and no US place of business. A fintech account can be opened remotely; a traditional bank becomes realistic once the business has a US footprint.

Formation starts from $2,400 all-in, including the Alaska filing fee ($250), the registered agent for the first year, the EIN and the operating agreement. With a fintech or bank account set up, from $4,400. After that the state charges $50 a year for the Alaska Business License and $100 for each Biennial Report, filed every two years.

At federal level a C-Corp pays 21%. An LLC is pass-through by default: a single-member LLC is disregarded, a multi-member one is taxed as a partnership. A foreign-owned single-member LLC files Form 5472 with a pro forma 1120 every year, and an individual owner's income effectively connected with a US business is taxed at graduated rates. Dividends to non-residents carry 30% withholding unless a treaty lowers it. Alaska itself charges no personal income tax and no statewide sales tax; municipal sales taxes can apply where you sell, and a C-Corp's state corporate income tax is confirmed for your case.

The online filing posts immediately. The EIN by fax generally arrives within 4 business days; by mail it takes about 4 weeks, which is why we fax. The Alaska Business License has a standard processing time of 10-15 business days from March to September. Bank onboarding is the variable part, and we quote the platform's own timing instead of a promise. Paper filings normally take 10-15 business days, longer from October to February.

Only a full-time Alaska resident or a corporation authorised to do business in Alaska. LLCs, LLPs, LPs and out-of-state individuals cannot serve, and the company cannot be its own agent. The agent must be physically present at a real Alaska address; a virtual address or mail-forwarding service is not accepted. Our package includes the agent for the first year. A later change costs $25 and goes by mail or fax, not online.

Yes - the state requires one before the company engages in business. It is a separate application from the Articles: $50 a year, $100 for each endorsement, one business name per licence, and licences cannot be refunded or transferred to a new owner. Standard processing from March to September is 10-15 business days, so it is best filed straight after formation.

The Initial Report is due within six months of formation, costs nothing and reports officers and/or ownership. The Biennial Report is due on 2 January every two years - a company formed in an even year files in even years, one formed in an odd year in odd years - and filing opens on 2 October. It costs $100, or $137.50 when postmarked after 1 February. Missed reports can lead to involuntary dissolution, with reinstatement fees on top.

No, and we would not sell it that way. The Initial Report records officers and/or ownership, and when members, managers or owners of 5% or more change and no Biennial Report is due, a Change of Officials form goes in within 90 days. Federal BOI reporting to FinCEN does not apply to US-formed companies - FinCEN's final rule, effective 14 August 2026, made that exemption permanent - but the state record stays.

That is what the second package adds. We decide between a fintech platform and a traditional bank for your file, prepare the application for Mercury / Relay-class platforms and set up ACH, wires and Stripe onboarding. A traditional bank is a realistic route where the business has a US footprint; without one, fintech is the usual answer.

Often, with two caveats. The $250 filing fee is higher than Washington's $180 or Oregon's $100, and the business licence adds $50 a year. And the Alaska company does not cover operations in other states: a business that actually operates in Washington or Oregon registers there too as a foreign (out-of-state) entity, for $180 or $275, which our state-qualification add-on handles from $700.