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Alabama LLC Formation Service
Alabama has two numbers that are easy to collapse into one. The Secretary of State currently charges $200 for the Certificate of Formation, but a domestic LLC also needs a name-reservation certificate before the formation filing moves forward.
FilingOak charges a $236 Alabama state-side amount for its current online formation route. With FilingOak's $495 service fee, the standard order is $731. The $236 is shown as FilingOak's state-side amount, not as though Alabama had one statutory $236 Certificate fee.
The other useful Alabama distinction comes after formation: an ordinary LLC does not file a routine Secretary of State annual report, but that does not erase Alabama tax registration or Business Privilege Tax questions.
Separate the formation price from what returns later
The $731 Alabama order includes more than the $200 Certificate fee
| Order component | Amount |
|---|---|
| FilingOak LLC Formation service | $495 |
| Alabama FilingOak state-side amount | $236 |
| Standard FilingOak order | $731 |
The name reservation comes before the Certificate of Formation
Alabama does not treat name availability as something to sort out after a $200 Certificate is submitted. The Secretary of State requires a name-reservation certificate first, so a buyer comparing only the Certificate fee is looking at an incomplete filing sequence.
No LLC annual report does not mean no Alabama follow-up
Alabama's current business-entity regime does not require an ordinary domestic LLC to file a routine annual report with the Secretary of State. Alabama Department of Revenue obligations are a different system. Many small entities can receive the Business Privilege Tax exemption when the calculated tax is $100 or less, but eligibility depends on the tax facts.
Alabama also directs entities into My Alabama Taxes for state tax registration. FilingOak does not turn that separate tax-registration system into part of the Secretary of State formation fee. Alabama official filing and fee guidance
Alabama's registered office cannot be just a mailbox
The formation record identifies the organizer and the registered-agent arrangement. Alabama requires a registered agent and a registered office that satisfies the state's physical-address rules; a mailbox or mail-forwarding arrangement alone does not satisfy the registered-office role.
The organizer and agent appear without forcing a full owner roster
The organizer and registered-agent information belong to the state filing record. Member or manager names are not a universal Certificate-of-Formation requirement merely because those people own or manage the LLC. FilingOak therefore uses Public Record Address Privacy only for fields the real Alabama filing and FilingOak workflow allow; it does not promise anonymity or substitute an address where Alabama requires something else.
What FilingOak's $495 service covers in Alabama
- LLC Formation Filing
- First-Year Registered Agent Service
- State-Specific Operating Agreement
- FounderVault Access
- Compliance Center
- Compliance Reminder Notifications
- FilingOak Foundation Report
- EIN Application Service for eligible U.S. and non-U.S. founders
- Same-Day Legal Mail Scanning & Uploads
- Public Record Address Privacy where the state filing and FilingOak workflow permit it
DIY is reasonable if the name reservation and Alabama follow-up are manageable
If you are comfortable obtaining the name reservation, preparing the Certificate, arranging a valid Alabama registered agent and handling the later tax-registration questions yourself, Alabama gives you a direct filing route. Paying FilingOak should solve administrative work you actually want handled; it is not an entrance fee to a state form.
FilingOak is more useful when you want the required sequence, formation filing, first-year Registered Agent service, Operating Agreement, EIN application and formation records handled together.
Form your Alabama LLC with FilingOak
The standard FilingOak order is $731: $495 for FilingOak LLC Formation plus the $236 Alabama state-side amount.
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