If you want to incorporate your client’s new business in Alaska, there are a few steps you must take. First, you will need to run a business name availability check to ensure that your client’s desired name is available. Once armored with that information, it is time to prepare your client’s Articles of Incorporation or ask Attorneys Corporation Service, Inc. to draft n’ file them on your behalf.

In Alaska, the Articles of Incorporation must include:

  • The corporate name.  The name must contain the word “corporation,” “company,” “incorporated,” or “limited” or an abbreviation. The corporate name must be distinguishable.
  • The corporate purpose. You will be asked to disclose in a separate form the corporate purpose using the North American Industry Classification System (“NAICS”). This disclosure must closely describe the activities of the corporation and it must not be in conflict with the purpose listed in the Articles.
  • The number of shares you client will be authorized to issue.  All for-profit business corporations must provide the number of authorized shares. Zero is not an acceptable amount.  However, your client may also decide to issue classes of shares or a series of shares. You will also be asked to list the “par value” (stated value).
  • Registered Agent’s information.  The name, Alaska mailing and physical addresses, and contact information of the Registered Agent. The Agent can be an individual who is a resident of Alaska, or a corporation registered and in good standing in Alaska.  The Agent’s duty is to receive and forward to the corporation at its last known address any notice, process, or demand served on the corporation. We provide RA’s services in all 50 states for $99 / year.
  • Alien affiliate information. In Alaska, an “alien affiliate” is someone who is directly or indirectly controlled by or controls or is in common control with the corporation. According to Alaska law, an alien affiliate is an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States, or who is not lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, or paroled into the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act; a person, other than an individual, that was not created or organized under the laws of the United States or of a state, or whose principal place of business is not located in any state; or a person, other than an individual, that was created or organized under the laws of the United States or of a state, or whose principal place of business is located in a state, and that is controlled by a person described in the first two parts of this paragraph.
  • Incorporator’s name and signature.  Alaska law requires at least one incorporator who files the Articles of Incorporation and any other official documents required by the state.

For more information on the incorporation process in Alaska, or to start forming your client’s new business, contact the business formation specialists at Attorneys Corporation Service, Inc. today.

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