Alaska LLC & Corporation
Biennial Report Requirements
Statutory filing schedules, fees, and filing procedures to maintain active good standing with the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.
Alaska Biennial Report Overview
Unlike jurisdictions that mandate annual corporate reports, Alaska operates on a biennial filing cycle. Every domestic and foreign LLC, corporation, and limited liability partnership registered in Alaska must submit a biennial report to the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (CBPL) every two years.
Neglecting this filing results in statutory late fees, forfeiture of good standing certificates, and eventual involuntary dissolution. When the state revokes your corporate charter, operating authority is terminated, exposing your contracts, leases, and banking operations to legal risk.
When is the Alaska Report Due?
Alaska biennial reports are due on or before January 2 of the reporting year. The filing cycle is determined strictly by the year your entity was originally organized or registered in the state:
- Even year registrations: Entities organized in an even numbered year file every even year (such as 2024, 2026, 2028).
- Odd year registrations: Entities organized in an odd numbered year file every odd year (such as 2023, 2025, 2027).
Newly organized Alaska domestic entities must also complete an Initial Report within six months of formation. The initial report carries no state filing fee but is required to establish baseline registry compliance before entering the regular biennial cycle.
Statutory Filing Costs
What Happens If You Miss the Deadline?
Alaska provides a grace period through February 1. Filings submitted on or after February 2 incur statutory penalty assessments. If an entity remains non compliant for two consecutive reporting cycles, the state initiates administrative dissolution.
Reinstating an administratively dissolved Alaska entity requires filing all delinquent biennial reports, satisfying accumulated penalty assessments, and submitting formal reinstatement petitions. Processing can take multiple weeks, during which commercial transactions remain clouded. Filing punctually preserves legal protections and capital.
How to File the Alaska Biennial Report
The Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing accepts filings online through its centralized portal. Online submissions are approved instantly and immediately update public good standing records.
Required Information for Filing:
- Legal entity name exactly as registered in state records
- Alaska entity number assigned at initial formation
- Registered agent name and physical Alaska street address
- Mailing address and principal business address
- Names and physical addresses of LLC members or managers, or corporate directors and officers
- Credit card payment for state processing fees
Step by Step Portal Filing:
- Visit the official Alaska CBPL entity search registry.
- Search your company by business name or state entity number.
- Click into your company details page.
- Select the option to File Biennial Report.
- Verify principal addresses and update member or officer details.
- Pay the statutory $100 fee online using a credit card.
- Print or save the official digital confirmation receipt for your compliance files.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Alaska law mandates biennial report submissions regardless of whether corporate modifications occurred. The filing confirms that the entity remains operational and solvent.
Paper forms are available from the CBPL, but digital submissions are processed immediately. Paper filings require manual review, which can take ten to fifteen business days during peak winter filing months.
Yes. Single member LLCs must comply with the identical biennial reporting schedule and fee structure required of multi member firms. Ownership count does not exempt entities from state compliance.
An Alaska state business license is an operational permit renewed annually (or biennially for $100), whereas the biennial report maintains the corporate existence of the legal entity itself. Both filings must be kept active.
Execute Articles of Dissolution with the CBPL. Simply halting biennial filings will cause the state to dissolve your entity involuntarily, generating public forfeiture marks and ongoing penalty records.
Corporate compliance works in tandem with insurance licensing. Alaska insurance producers and agency entities must maintain Division of Insurance license renewals and statutory CE credit hours.
View Alaska Insurance Licensing & CE Guide →