What happens if your Alaska LLC misses its biennial report, and how to reinstate it
Alaska’s own word for it: “Involuntarily dissolved”. Time limit to get back: 2 years. Tax clearance: No.
Checked against the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, September 2026.
- What Alaska calls it
- “Involuntarily dissolved”
- Tax clearance
- No
- Time limit to get back
- 2 years
How it unfolds in Alaska
- MissedBiennial report
- Status“Involuntarily dissolved”
- The way backEmailed reinstatement request to the Division of Corporations
Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (Corporations Section)
What does Alaska call a company that missed its filings?
‘Involuntarily dissolved’: the commissioner issues a ‘certificate of involuntary dissolution’ (AS 10.50.408). The Division’s reinstatement page labels this status ‘Involuntary Dissolved’. Foreign entities are ‘Revoked’ instead.
What triggers it in Alaska?
The commissioner may involuntarily dissolve an LLC if (1) it is six months delinquent in filing its biennial report or paying a fee or penalty; (2) it has failed for 30 days to appoint and maintain a registered agent in the state; (3) it has failed for 30 days after a change of registered office or agent to file a statement of the change; or (4) it made a misrepresentation of material facts in a document submitted under the chapter. The biennial report is due before January 2 of the filing year and is delinquent if not filed before February 1.
Before it happens
The commissioner must first send written notice of the delinquency, failure, or misrepresentation. It goes by certified mail to the registered office, then by first-class mail to the registered agent and then to the manager or managing member if earlier mail is returned. If the LLC does not contest within 60 days after the notice is mailed, it may be dissolved. It may appeal to the superior court after a hearing.
How do you reinstate a Alaska LLC?
The Division lists no standalone reinstatement form. If less than 2 years have passed, email a request for reinstatement to [email protected] with the entity’s name and Alaska Entity Number. Under the statute, the LLC must show there was no cause for dissolution, or correct the delinquency, failure, or misrepresentation. It must also pay the delinquent amounts with the statutory surcharge, plus what it would have owed had it not been dissolved.
Where to file
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Corporations Section ([email protected])
Missed filings and fees
Yes. The delinquency that caused the dissolution (e.g. unfiled biennial reports, unpaid fees or penalties) must be corrected. The LLC must pay the delinquent amounts with the statutory surcharge, plus the amount it would have paid had it not been dissolved during the two-year period.
Is there a deadline to reinstate a Alaska LLC?
Within two years from the date of the certificate of involuntary dissolution.
After that
After more than 2 years the entity cannot reinstate. The Division says to re-file and apply for a new Alaska Entity Number, i.e. form a new LLC.
Do you need tax clearance in Alaska?
No
No tax clearance or tax-agency certificate is required by AS 10.50.408(e) or mentioned on the Division’s reinstatement page.
What happens to the company name meanwhile?
Once the certificate of involuntary dissolution issues, the name becomes available for another company to adopt on a date six months or later after the dissolution. Reinstatement may not be authorized if the name is no longer distinguishable on the department’s records, unless the LLC amends its articles of organization to change its name.
What changes once it is fixed?
Not yet confirmed against the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing — check with the office.
What changes for corporations in Alaska?
Business corporations follow a parallel rule, AS 10.06.633: ‘involuntarily dissolved’ by the commissioner, 60-day notice, and reinstatement within two years with the same surcharge-plus-accrued-amounts payment. Corporations have extra triggers: six months delinquent on the biennial report or biennial corporation tax; failing for two years to complete a dissolution begun under AS 10.06.608; a board vacancy not filled within six months or by the next annual meeting; and being 90 days delinquent in filing notice of changes to officers, directors, alien affiliates, or certain significant shareholders. AS 10.06.633(f) adds that reinstatement does not relieve a corporation from penalty or forfeiture for later unpaid licenses and taxes. ANCSA corporations may reinstate at any time.
What should you file first?
There is no separate tax clearance step for a Alaska LLC, so the filing comes first, with the missed filings and fees described above.
The filing
Emailed reinstatement request to the Division of Corporations
Where it goes
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Corporations Section ([email protected])
What does Alaska ask you to file, so it does not happen again?
| Obligation | Form | Due | If late |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLC formation (Articles of Organization) | Articles of Organization — Domestic Limited Liability Company | At formation | N/A |
| Biennial report | Biennial Report | Before January 2 of your filing year — even-numbered years if you organized in an even-numbered year, odd-numbered years if you organized in an odd-numbered year; the first report is due within six months after organization | Delinquent if not filed before February 1; corporations are assessed a statutory penalty calculated on their corporation tax, and continued failure leads to involuntary dissolution or revocation |
| Alaska business license | Alaska Business License (new or renewal application) | Licenses are issued for a one-year or two-year period and expire December 31; the renewal period opens October 1 of the expiring year | Knowingly doing business without a current license can draw a civil fine imposed by the department |
| Change of registered agent (by entity) | Statement of Change — Registered Agent or Registered Agent Address (Form 08-492 for a domestic LLC) | When the agent changes | N/A |
From the same Alaska record as the Alaska registered agent page. State fees change; we confirm current amounts with you before anything is filed.
Put every recurring Alaska deadline in your calendar with the compliance calendar, or see what Alaska requires of your registered agent.
Which Alaska laws govern it?
AS 10.50.408 covers both involuntary dissolution by the commissioner and reinstatement (subsection (e)). The biennial report is required by AS 10.50.750-.760.
Sources, checked September 2026:
- Alaska Legislature— AS 10.50.408; AS 10.50.750-.760
- Alaska Legislature / Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing— AS 10.50.408; CBPL ‘Is your Entity Dissolved or Revoked?’ page
- Alaska Legislature— AS 10.50.408(a); AS 10.50.750-.760
- Alaska Legislature— AS 10.50.408(b), (c), (f)
- Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing— CBPL reinstatement page; AS 10.50.408(e)
- Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing— CBPL reinstatement page
- Alaska Legislature / CBPL— AS 10.50.408(e)
- Alaska Legislature— AS 10.50.408(d), (e)
- Alaska Legislature / CBPL— AS 10.50.408(e); CBPL reinstatement page
- Alaska Legislature / CBPL— AS 10.06.633; CBPL reinstatement page (ANCSA note, AS 10.06.960(k))
Checked against the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (Corporations Section) and the statutes above · Last checked September 2026. Not legal advice: the filing office has the final word on your entity.
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