2025 fees Alaska Secretary of State Rank #43 of 51

LLC Costs in Alaska (AK)

$475 all-in for your first year - $250 to file, $100 annual report, plus a registered agent. Alaska is $92 (24%) more expensive than the national average for first-year LLC costs.

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Biennial report ($100) is filed every two years. No state income tax on LLCs. Alaska has no general sales tax, making it attractive for certain businesses.

Updated 2025 · Source: Alaska Secretary of State

Higher Articles filing fee

Higher Articles filing fee. $250 one-time SOS filing sits in the top third of Articles/formation fees nationwide.Forming an LLC in Alaska costs about $475 in the first year, top-third of the 51-row book, about 24% above the national average, ranking #43 of 51. Fees are those published by the Alaska Secretary of State; registered agent is a $125/yr market-rate line, not a vendor quote.

According to the Alaska Secretary of State fee schedule; registered agent normalized at $125/yr. See methodology. How we calculate →

$250
One-time filing fee
$100 (2-yr)
Annual report
$475
First-year total
#43 of 51
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)

Articles filing schedule card

Fee strip AK · Alaska SOS FY 2026 · rank #43

Alaska · $475 · file $250 · no pub

  • SCHEDULE $250
  • REPORT $100
  • RANK $475
  • AGENT #43/51
  • PROC near North Carolina
  • VS-AVG 24% above avg

Dear-third stack: stamps derive from this state's Secretary of State fee schedule, not a recommendation of where to form. Read with tax planning against a dear SOS stack → · All 51 SOS fee rows →

1. Alabama$4252. Texas$4253. North Carolina$4504. Alaska$4755. District of …$5246. Maryland$525
First-year SOS-fee total for Alaska and nearest-cost peers. Source: each Secretary of State + 51-row aggregate.

How the dear-third $475 stack breaks down

How your $475 first-year total breaks down State filing fee drives 53% of a top-third first-year total.
  • State filing fee $250
  • Biennial Report (yr 1) $100
  • Registered agent $125
Cost Item Amount
State Filing Fee $250
Biennial Report $100
Registered Agent $125/yr
Expedited Filing (optional) $50
Total, First Year $475

Ongoing tax burden after formation

Alaska's 9.4% corporate tax rate ranks among the highest corporate tax burdens nationally, an ongoing cost that can outweigh the one-time $475 formation fee within a few profitable years.

Corporate income tax
9.4%
9.4% corporate tax rate, #48 of 51 lowest nationally
Effective property tax rate
1.11%
Of assessed property value, per year

Sources: Tax Foundation state corporate tax rates, Census ACS effective property tax rates.

Fee check: Dear-third first-year stack, verify current Alaska SOS fees before filing at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/BusinessLicensing.aspx. Not legal or tax advice.

Alaska SOS fee strip (high filing)

Filing Fee $250
Annual Report $100 (2-yr)
Processing Time 5-7 business days
Expedited $50 → Same day
Online Filing Available
First-Year Total $475
File with Alaska SOS

Similar Cost States

Maine $385 Washington $385 Florida $389 Nebraska $401

Lower-cost escapes

Jurisdictions with a lower first-year SOS-fee total than dear-third AK:

Alabama $425 Texas $425 North Carolina $450

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Report a data error on this page.

Sources used on this page
LLC fees and requirements sourced from the Alaska Secretary of State. See our methodology for details.

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