Alaska LLC Cost (2026)

How much does it cost to form an LLC in Alaska?

Alaska's $250 Articles of Organization fee (form 08-484) is the same online or on paper and is among the highest formation fees in the country. Ongoing state cost is a $100 Biennial Report every two years due January 2, preceded by a free Initial Report that may be due within 6 months of formation. Separately, every business must buy a statewide Alaska business license for $50 per year (form 08-4181) before engaging in business activity, which most first-year estimates omit. A Certificate of Compliance, which serves as the certificate of good standing, is $10 online, and name reservation is $25.

Which fees does an Alaska LLC pay, and how often?

: Alaska imposes no franchise tax and no personal income tax, so a pass-through LLC owes no state entity-level tax.

Alaska's LLC statute lists the required contents of the articles of organization (name, purpose, registered office and agent, any manager statement, internal-affairs provisions) and imposes no newspaper publication step.

Registered agent is listed separately because it is a commercial service, not a state charge. Commercial registered-agent services, not a state charge. Range and $125 midpoint match the assumption used by /tools/llc-true-cost. Most states let you serve as your own registered agent at no cost if you have a physical in-state address. Run your own numbers in the true-cost calculator. For what formation services charge on top of these state fees, see the best LLC services in Alaska.

Next steps for an LLC in Alaska

• How to start an LLC in Alaska
• Alaska LLC guide: requirements and fees
• Alaska LLC annual report requirements

What does an Alaska LLC cost over five years?

State charges only in the first column; the second adds a registered-agent service at the $125/yr market midpoint.

First filing timing: A free Initial Report is due within six months of original organization under Alaska law. The first $100 Biennial Report is then due under a separate provision of the same statute, which says the report is due BEFORE January 2, making the deadline 1 January, and which assigns the cycle by formation year: a company organized in an even-numbered year files EACH even-numbered year, and one organized in an odd-numbered year files each odd-numbered year. So an LLC formed in 2026 first files 1 January 2028. The Division's own guidance says 'by January 2nd', which is looser than the statute.

Is Alaska expensive compared with other states?

Alaska ranks 40th cheapest of 50 states on first-year cost , $67.84 above the $232.16 national average. On ongoing annual cost it ranks 27th.

A cheaper filing fee elsewhere rarely saves money if you live and operate in Alaska. Doing business here with an out-of-state LLC generally means registering it as a foreign LLC in Alaska anyway. Paying both states. See foreign qualification in Alaska before forming elsewhere to save on fees.

When is the Alaska filing deadline, and what happens if you miss it?

A domestic LLC biennial report filed on or after February 2 costs $137.50 ($100 plus a $37.50 late fee); a foreign LLC pays $247.50 instead of $200.

An entity involuntarily dissolved for missing one or more Biennial Reports must pay additional reinstatement fees; the Division does not publish a fixed number of months before dissolution.

Full Alaska annual report filing guide · Deadline calculator

What cost traps are specific to Alaska?

Where do these numbers come from?