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An out-of-state LLC in Alabama

If your out-of-state LLC does business in Alabama, it registers with the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division for a fee of $150.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in Alabama, and Alabama’s statute is the authority. The law behind it, from the state’s own sources: Code of Alabama, section 10A-1-7.01. If the answer is not clear, a Alabama attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Alabama (2026)

Handing the Alabama registration to a service? In order of our preference.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $150 state fee = $349; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Alabama checkout showed $383 in total, including $34 in state processing charges (checked October 29, 2026).
  2. 2. AL Registered Agent.org $199 + the $150 state fee = $349; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Alabama Registered Agent.co $199 + the $150 state fee = $349; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices from each provider’s Alabama page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division.

Where Alabama sits

26th cheapest of 50 at $150, in the band $150 to $249. It does not ask an LLC for paper from the formation state, unlike 36 others.

Alabama questions

Does an out-of-state LLC have to register in Alabama?

Alabama registers foreign LLCs through the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division. Whether your activity requires it is set by Alabama’s statute, linked below; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $150.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in Alabama?

Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC) Application for Registration.

What does it keep up afterward?

Business privilege tax return (Alabama Department of Revenue), no fee (due: same date as the federal return), and a registered agent in the state.

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