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Session 2 · Alaska

Alaska Registered Agent Class (2026): 6 Assignments and the 3 Best Agents

Graded for 2026, the best help with getting a registered agent in Alaska comes from Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), Alaska Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) and AK Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), in that order. In 6 assignments you will learn what Alaska requires of a registered agent, who qualifies, which address counts and how the agent is put on record.

Taught by the Formation Class faculty

Need-to-know facts

Is a registered agent required?YesCheck the textbook page: akleg.gov (read October 2026)
Yearly cost of the graded agents$99 to $149 a yearFrom company pricing pages
Biennial report$100 every 2 yearsCheck the textbook page: commerce.alaska.gov (read August 2026)
Assignments in this class6One by one

By the end you will know

  • The legal requirement
  • Eligibility and address rules
  • How to name or swap the agent
  • The agents at the top of the class

Class favorites in Alaska

Graded on the grading page: three-year tuition (30%), homework done (34%), year-two tuition, fit with the Alaska class and fees a student can read.
Top of the class

1. Mainstay Filing: best for a nationwide agent at one price

Year 1: $149. Year 2: $149

The class favorite is Mainstay Filing, because an agent fee of $149 a year that holds across all fifty states.

Next to Alaska Registered Agent.co the three-year premium is $150, which the 34% weight on homework done outweighs.

Covered by the tuition

  • A registered office in Alaska
  • Scans of papers served on the company, free and on the same business day
  • Three government letters a year are scanned free
  • Also serves nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

Strengths

  • Good in every state
  • Price $149; renews at $149

Weak spots

  • Costs $50 extra every year
  • An agent-only plan, so no report filing
Alaska specialist

2. Alaska Registered Agent.co: best for owners based in the state

Year 1: $99. Year 2: $99

Alaska Registered Agent.co makes a respectable second: a one-state plan costing $99 a year and renewing at $99.

Covered by the tuition

  • A registered office address
  • Served papers are scanned into your account

Strengths

  • A smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing
  • $99 a year, same at renewal

Weak spots

  • Alaska only; each other state needs its own agent
  • No help with the biennial report
Alaska specialist

3. AK Registered Agent.org: best for a local backup

Year 1: $99. Year 2: $99

AK Registered Agent.org makes a respectable third: a one-state plan costing $99 a year and renewing at $99.

It charges exactly what Alaska Registered Agent.co charges.

Covered by the tuition

  • A registered office address
  • Served papers are scanned into your account

Strengths

  • A smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing
  • $99 a year, same at renewal

Weak spots

  • Alaska only; each other state needs its own agent
  • No help with the biennial report

The Alaska grades 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.
Company prices as listed on November 13, 2026. Every agent leaves the state fees unchanged.

The assignments

  1. Assignment
    1

    Read what Alaska requires

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

    Textbook page: Check the textbook page: akleg.gov (read October 2026)

  2. Assignment
    2

    Check who is eligible

    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. Assignment
    3

    Pass the address test

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

    Paying a service keeps your home address out of public records.

  4. Assignment
    4

    Choose between acting alone and hiring

    Owners who qualify can name themselves, and the graded agents charge $99 to $149 each year.

  5. Assignment
    5

    Get the agent listed publicly

    The Articles of Organization (Form 08-484) asks for the agent's name and address, and the Alaska Secretary of State also takes change filings from LLCs that switch agents.

    Textbook page: Check the textbook page: akleg.gov (read August 2026)

  6. Assignment
    6

    Update when things change

    Alaska keeps your agent's details current through the biennial report ($100, every two years, due January 2 of the filing year); notices about it land with the registered agent.

    Textbook page: Check the textbook page: commerce.alaska.gov (read August 2026)

What the agent costs in Alaska

EntryPaid toTotal
Registered agent serviceThe service$99 to $149 a year
Renewing the agentThe service$99 to $149 a year
Biennial reportThe state$100 every two years
Anything paid to Alaska is an official fee you can look up on the pages listed below. The three-year row combines the filing, two later reports and a minimum tax where there is one, and service prices are not part of it.

How we graded the Alaska picks

What decided it was homework the price does, which carries 34% of the grade.

Reach put it ahead of Alaska Registered Agent.co.

What students ask

Is having a registered agent the law in Alaska?

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

Can I be my own registered agent?

Often. Run the two tests in assignments 2 and 3.

Can I change my registered agent later?

Yes, any time. Assignment 5 shows how to file the change with the Alaska Secretary of State.

What does a registered agent cost in Alaska?

Plan on $99 to $149 a year.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

The LLC hands in the biennial report for $100 every two years.

Which registered agent would you choose?

Mainstay Filing, because $149 a year, $149 at renewal, and the same plan is on offer in every other state. Behind it come Alaska Registered Agent.co and AK Registered Agent.org.

Keep learning

Textbook pages and extra reading

  1. The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development lesson rests on commerce.alaska.gov, read again in August 2026; check our work against it.
  2. The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development lesson rests on commerce.alaska.gov, read again in August 2026; check our work against it.
  3. The Alaska report due date lesson rests on commerce.alaska.gov, read again in August 2026; check our work against it.
  4. The Alaska Stat. §§ 10.50.070, 10.50.075 lesson rests on akleg.gov, read again in August 2026; check our work against it.
  5. Mainstay Filing's Alaska service page, read on November 13, 2026
  6. Alaska Registered Agent.co's pricing page, read on November 13, 2026
  7. AK Registered Agent.org's pricing page, read on November 13, 2026