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Alabama upkeep for a multistate LLC

Adding Alabama costs $150 to register; after that the state charge is variable and the agent is $149 a year.

What Alabama adds each year

State charge
Variable: the business privilege tax owed varies by company and the return has no filing fee
Due
Same date as the federal return
Agent after year one
$149 a year with Mainstay Filing

Stacked with other states

If Alabama is one of several registrations, here is how the totals grow.

Registered inRegistration feesUpkeep, 2 years
Alabama + California$220$318+
Alabama + Texas$900$298+
Alabama + Florida$275$575.50+
Alabama + California + Texas$970$467+

Registration fees are one-time. Upkeep is two years of state charges plus each agent at the $149 renewal rate, which is what it costs once the free first year is over.A + marks a variable state charge left out of the total.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Alabama (2026)

Adding Alabama to your LLC? These file it, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $150 state fee = $349

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Alabama checkout showed $383 in total on October 28, 2026, including $34 in state processing charges.

2. AL Registered Agent.org

$199 + $150 state fee = $349

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Alabama Registered Agent.co

$199 + $150 state fee = $349

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Alabama page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division.

Alabama questions

What does it cost each year to keep a foreign LLC in Alabama?

The agent is $149 a year with Mainstay Filing after the free first year. The state charge is variable: the business privilege tax owed varies by company and the return has no filing fee.

What is the registration fee in Alabama?

$150 once, to the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division.

Is the Alabama agent a separate cost from other states?

Yes. Each state needs its own registered agent with an address there, so the agent charge repeats for every state you add.

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