--- title: "Set Up a Company in Alaska" description: "See what it costs and takes to form a company in Alaska, and how Teamed's EOR or GEMO service gets you operating faster." canonical: https://www.teamed.global/country-hiring-guides/united-states/alaska/entity-setup --- ![Alaska business district.](/cluster-assets/country-hiring-guides/united-states/alaska/entity-setup/images/hero.webp) # How do you set upa company in Alaska. Teamed helps you register an Alaska entity or skip that step entirely, hiring your team the same week through our EOR service. Served by Teamed US Inc., Delaware · Payroll via SUNA Solutions Last reviewed 22 September 2026 · Alaska guide At a glance ## Alaska entity setup, the essentials Forming a company in Alaska means filing with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing and paying a $250 registration fee. Once the entity exists, it owes Alaska's corporate income tax at 9.4%, and you take on ongoing state filings and payroll registration on top of that. Corporate income tax9.4% Formation / registration fee$250 Entity setup in Alaska ## What it takes to register a company in Alaska Alaska entity formation runs through the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing. You file formation documents, name a registered agent with an Alaska address, and pay a $250 filing fee to get the entity on the books. That filing gives you a legal shell, not a working payroll. You still need a business license, state tax registration, and a bank account before you can actually pay anyone in Alaska. Alaska corporate tax ## How Alaska taxes your new entity Once your entity is active, Alaska taxes corporate income at 9.4% under AS 43.20.011. That applies to the entity itself, separate from any payroll taxes or federal obligations you carry as well. Alaska has no state sales tax and no personal income tax, which changes the math for some employers. It does not change the fact that your corporate entity owes state corporate income tax once it starts generating income there. Timeline and ongoing work ## What entity setup actually costs you in time The filing itself is the fast part. The slower part is registered agent maintenance, business license renewal, payroll tax registration, and the corporate filings the state expects you to keep current every year. None of that stops once the entity is formed. It becomes a standing obligation that someone on your team, or a partner like Teamed, has to own for as long as the entity exists. Before you commit ## Sometimes an employer of record is the better fit An employer of record is sometimes the better answer, a fair alternative and never a lesser one, especially for a small or still-changing headcount, or when you are testing the Alaska market before committing. Talk to a member of the team about your specific plans, or run the crossover calculator to see where an entity starts paying for itself. Contractors, employer of record and your own entity all run on one platform at Teamed, so moving between them later does not mean changing provider or re-onboarding anybody. Real HR and legal experts handle the work rather than a ticket queue. Talk to a member of the team and we will tell you plainly which one suits where you are. If you would rather look at the numbers yourself first, the crossover calculator models it on local salaries and employer costs rather than on a headcount rule of thumb. Talk to a member of the team Model the crossover for the United States Who carries it ## Your own entity, when it's time. We set it up, migrate you in, and hand it back intact. Global Entity and Employment Operations, which we call GEMO, is how Teamed forms your company, registers it for tax and payroll, runs it month to month and keeps its filings current, across 100+ countries. You stay the employer. We do the work behind it. In Alaska that means Teamed files the paperwork with the Division of Corporations, sets up the registered agent and business license, registers you for state tax, and migrates your existing hires onto the new entity's payroll without a gap. You end up owning a clean, compliant Alaska entity, not a half-finished project. Entity Management (GEMO) The Graduation Model Employer cost calculator > They set up our EU entity and moved hires across without missing a payroll. *Helene Dubois, COO* Talk to an expert about Alaska Questions ## Alaska entity setup, answered How much does it cost to register a company in Alaska? The state filing fee for formation is $250, paid to the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing. That covers the registration itself, not the registered agent, business license, or ongoing compliance costs that follow. What corporate tax rate applies to an Alaska entity? Alaska taxes corporate income at 9.4% under AS 43.20.011. That's a state-level tax on the entity, separate from federal corporate tax and any payroll withholding you handle for employees. Do I need an entity in Alaska to hire someone there? No. An employer of record can legally employ your worker in Alaska without you registering an entity first. That's the whole point of EOR, you get compliant local employment without the formation fee, registered agent, or tax registration steps. When does it make sense to set up my own entity in Alaska instead of using an EOR? It depends on your headcount, salary levels, and how long you plan to stay in Alaska, which is exactly what the crossover calculator is built to work out. As a rough principle, a growing, stable team usually reaches the point where its own entity makes sense faster than a small or shifting one. Can Teamed help me move from EOR to my own Alaska entity later? Yes. Teamed's GEMO service sets up the entity, handles the state filing and tax registration, and migrates your employees over without a break in employment. You keep working with the same team throughout, just under a different legal structure. Where these figures come from ## Sources Figures on this page come from the Alaska Statutes and the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing. ## More on entities in Alaska - [Hiring in Alaska, overview](/country-hiring-guides/united-states/alaska)parent - [Alaska running costs](/country-hiring-guides/united-states/alaska/entity-running-costs-and-filings)sibling - [Alaska tax presence](/country-hiring-guides/united-states/alaska/permanent-establishment-risk)sibling - [Alaska entity or eor](/country-hiring-guides/united-states/alaska/eor-vs-entity)sibling - [Alaska moving from an eor](/country-hiring-guides/united-states/alaska/moving-from-eor-to-your-own-entity)sibling - [Set up an entity, by country](/entity-setup-by-country)hub - [Entity Management (GEMO)](/entity-management)core - [Talk to an expert about Alaska](https://www.teamed.global/contact?from=entity-setup)CTA