Alaska business entity search and name check

What the Alaska search covers

Corporations, LLCs, limited partnerships, LLPs, nonprofits and out-of-state (foreign) entities registered in Alaska. Business licenses and professional licenses are searched separately on the same state website.

Each record has a Entity Number (for example 10051543). Search by number on the Corporations Search (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing).

How to read Alaska results

Alaska does not publish definitions for its status labels in one place. We show the official wording exactly as the registry gives it.

A status describes the registry filing only. It isn’t evidence of a license, tax compliance or reputation, and a record with the same name as a company you know may be a different business. More on statuses.

Alaska business name rules

An LLC name must include one of: Limited Liability Company, L.L.C., LLC. A corporation uses one of: Corporation, Company, Incorporated, Limited, or abbreviations.

An Alaska name must be distinguishable from the names of existing entities and from names already reserved or registered with the Division. "Limited" may be shortened to "Ltd." and "Company" to "Co." in an LLC designator. (AS 10.35.020(a); 3 AAC 16.120) Source: commerce.alaska.gov

Alaska doesn’t publish a list of the differences it ignores, so our check treats only capitalization and punctuation as insignificant and flags other close names as similar for you to judge.

Reserving a name in Alaska

Alaska lets you reserve a name before you form the business for $25, held for 120 days. You can renew it at most twice, for $25 each time (Form 08-4698).

Reserve online or by mail using Form 08-559.

Alaska name reservation Source: commerce.alaska.gov

Searching on this site doesn’t reserve anything. Only AK CBPL can.

Forming an LLC in Alaska

Document

Articles of Organization, Domestic LLC (Form 08-0484)

State filing fee

$250
The fee is nonrefundable. The articles must state the LLC's purpose and a 6-digit NAICS industry code.

File online

AK CBPL filing

Processing

Online filing is available. Paper filings can take up to about three weeks: 10 to 15 business days from March to September, and longer from October to February.

Registered agent

Your registered agent needs a physical and a mailing address in Alaska. It can be an individual or a corporation, but not an LLC, LP or LLP.

Out-of-state LLC registering here

$350 (Registration of Foreign LLC (Form 08-0497); foreign corporation Certificate of Authority (08-414) also $350)

Fees change. Confirm them on the official Alaska fee schedule before you file.

Keeping a Alaska LLC in good standing

Biennial Report: $100. Due January 2 every other year: in odd years if the LLC was formed in an odd year, in even years if formed in an even year. Filing opens October 2 of the year before. Foreign LLCs pay $200, and a domestic report postmarked after February 1 costs $137.50 in total. Late fee: $37.50. Source: commerce.alaska.gov

Before doing business in Alaska you also need a state business license under AS 43.70. It costs $50 a year and expires December 31. (Sources: https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/BusinessLicensing/BusinessLicensingFAQs.aspx and https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/5/pub/BusinessLicenseStatutes.pdf)

A free Initial Report is due within six months of forming the LLC (source: https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/corp0484.pdf). An LLC that misses its biennial reports can be involuntarily dissolved.

Proof of status: Certificate of Compliance ($10). Source: commerce.alaska.gov

Assumed names (DBAs)

Registering a business name with the state is optional. It costs $25 and gives exclusive rights to the name for five years. You need an Alaska business license first, the name must match the license exactly, and it can't include corporate endings such as Inc. or LLC. A business license by itself gives you no exclusive right to a name. Source: commerce.alaska.gov

Good to know about Alaska

• The LLC report is biennial, not annual. It's due January 2 in odd or even years to match the year you formed, and costs $100 for an Alaska LLC or $200 for a foreign one. Source: commerce.alaska.gov
• You need a separate Alaska business license ($50 a year) before you start doing business, on top of forming the LLC. Source: commerce.alaska.gov
• A free Initial Report is due within six months of formation, before the first biennial report. Source: commerce.alaska.gov
• The articles of organization must state the business purpose and a 6-digit NAICS code, and corporation articles must disclose alien affiliates. Source: commerce.alaska.gov
• Your registered agent can't be an LLC, LP or LLP, so some commercial agent setups won't work here. Source: commerce.alaska.gov
• Filing fees are high: $250 to form an Alaska LLC and $350 to register an out-of-state one. Source: commerce.alaska.gov

Sources and accuracy

We checked this page against official Alaska sources on October 30, 2026. Our monitor rechecks the official search, filing portal and fee pages daily and flags changes for review.

See something wrong? Tell us. We can fix how we present information, but only AK CBPL can change an official record.