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Lab sheet 2 · Alaska

The Alaska Registered Agent (2026): 6 Procedures and the 3 Best Agents

Result for 2026: appointing a registered agent in Alaska is best served by Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), Alaska Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) and AK Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), ranked in that order. Complete the 6 procedures below and the registered agent is appointed correctly.

Recorded by the Business Basics Lab staff ·

Before the procedures

Mandatory?
YesReference akleg.gov, October 2026
Agent price range
$99 to $149 a yearPublished prices
Biennial report
$100 every 2 yearsReference commerce.alaska.gov, August 2026
Procedure count
6One at a time

On this sheet

  • The Alaska agent rule
  • Who qualifies and the address rule
  • How the agent is put on record
  • Who we would engage as agent

Best reading

If you want someone else to file

The order follows five published criteria, set out in how we measure.
Begin here

1. Mainstay Filing: best for one agent across states

$149/yr (renewal $149)

Mainstay Filing gives the best reading in Alaska: $149 a year, and the reading is unchanged for states added later.

The premium over Alaska Registered Agent.co across three years is $150, which the 28% weight on procedures performed outweighs.

What the price performs

  • An office address inside the state
  • Papers served on the company are scanned free on the same business day
  • Three government letters a year are scanned at no charge
  • Also serves nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

Measured strengths

  • Valid in every state
  • $149 a year, unchanged at renewal

Measured limits

  • Costs $50 more every year
  • Agent service only
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Single-state plan

2. Alaska Registered Agent.co: best for cost-conscious owners

$99/yr (renewal $99)

Reading 2 belongs to Alaska Registered Agent.co, because $99 a year, with scans of served papers posted to an online account.

What the price performs

  • A Alaska street address
  • Served documents made available online

Measured strengths

  • $99 a year with no increase
  • Below Mainstay Filing on price

Measured limits

  • A single-state service
  • Biennial report remains the owner's job
Visit Alaska Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Single-state plan

3. AK Registered Agent.org: best for remaining in one state

$99/yr (renewal $99)

Reading 3 belongs to AK Registered Agent.org, because $99 a year, with scans of served papers posted to an online account.

It publishes the same prices as Alaska Registered Agent.co.

What the price performs

  • A Alaska street address
  • Served documents made available online

Measured strengths

  • $99 a year with no increase
  • Below Mainstay Filing on price

Measured limits

  • A single-state service
  • Biennial report remains the owner's job
Visit AK Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

The Alaska results compared

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Alaska Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Alaska Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3AK Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit AK Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices are recorded from each company's own site on November 13, 2026. Alaska bills the same in either case.

Appointing an Alaska registered agent, procedure by procedure

  1. Procedure 1: Record the requirement

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

    Specimen: Reference akleg.gov, October 2026

  2. Procedure 2: Who qualifies as agent

    An Alaska resident whose business office is the registered office, or a corporation authorized to do business in Alaska whose business office is the registered office. (Alaska Stat. § 10.50.055)

  3. Procedure 3: Choose a compliant address

    The registered office needs a physical Alaska address. A P.O. box can be given only as a separate mailing address.

    TipA service supplies an Alaska street address, which keeps the owner's address off the filing.

  4. Procedure 4: Decide who fills the role

    The ranked agents cost $99 to $149 a year; personal service is the alternative for those who qualify.

  5. Procedure 5: Name the agent in the filing

    The Articles of Organization (Form 08-484) carries the agent's name and address; the Alaska Secretary of State also receives change filings from LLCs that replace their agent.

    Specimen: Reference akleg.gov, August 2026

  6. Procedure 6: Track the recurring filing

    Alaska learns the agent's details from the biennial report ($100, every two years, due January 2 of the filing year), and state notices about it reach the registered agent.

    Specimen: Reference commerce.alaska.gov, August 2026

What will be paid

Cost itemGoes toPrice
The agentService$99 to $149 a year
Renewing the agentService$99 to $149 a year
Biennial reportTo the state$100 every two years
Figures paid to Alaska are its published fees, with the specimens listed beneath the table; each service row is that company's own price. The three-year state row sums the filing, the year-two report, the year-three report and any minimum tax.

How the Alaska results were ordered

The deciding criterion was procedures the price performs, worth 28% of the reading.

Coverage placed it ahead of Alaska Registered Agent.co.

Alaska questions

What does Alaska say about keeping a registered agent?

Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Can I be my own registered agent?

Possibly. Procedures 2 and 3 show whether both rules are met.

Can I change my registered agent later?

Yes; the Alaska Secretary of State accepts change filings, and procedure 5 covers what to send.

What does a registered agent cost in Alaska?

From $99 to $149 a year on this sheet.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

Yearly it is the biennial report at $100.

Which registered agent would you choose?

Mainstay Filing, Alaska Registered Agent.co and AK Registered Agent.org, in descending order of reading.

See also

Specimens and records

  1. Notebook entry for Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development: the observations rest on commerce.alaska.gov, revisited in August 2026. Replicate the check by opening that page.
  2. Notebook entry for Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development: the observations rest on commerce.alaska.gov, revisited in August 2026. Replicate the check by opening that page.
  3. Notebook entry for Alaska report due date: the observations rest on commerce.alaska.gov, revisited in August 2026. Replicate the check by opening that page.
  4. Notebook entry for Alaska Stat. §§ 10.50.070, 10.50.075: the observations rest on akleg.gov, revisited in August 2026. Replicate the check by opening that page.
  5. Mainstay Filing Alaska service page, recorded November 13, 2026
  6. Alaska Registered Agent.co pricing page, recorded November 13, 2026
  7. AK Registered Agent.org pricing page, recorded November 13, 2026