Alabama Entity Name Reservation
Name reservation protects the preferred name of your entity while you prepare to file formation documents with the state. Depending on entity type, reservations may be eligible for renewal if more time is needed. See the table below for more information on filing a name reservation in Alabama.
Alabama Entity Name Reservation Licenses
Alabama Name Reservation
| Agency: | Alabama Secretary of State - Business Services Division |
Initial Registration
| Form: | Name Reservation Request Form for Domestic Entities or Name Reservation Request Form For Foreign Entities |
| Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $25 |
| Notes: | Name Reservations are good for a period of one year from the date of filing. |
Registration Renewal
| Form: | |
| Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $25 |
| Due: | Reserved name expire 1 year from the date of issuance. |
| Notes: | Renewing grants a one year extension of the name reservation. |
Alabama Resources
Annual Report & Business Privilege Tax
Apostille - Authentication
Architecture Firm License
Articles of Incorporation
Articles of Limited Partnership
Articles of Organization
Business License
Certificate of Authority
Certificate of Cancellation Service
Certificate of Good Standing / Existence
Certificate of Merger
Certification - Authentication
Change Your Registered Agent
Charitable Gaming License
Charitable Gift Annuity Licensing Compliance
Charitable Registration
Construction License
Converting Your Entity
Corporation LLC Nonprofit Amendment
Dissolve Corporation LLC Nonprofit
Employer (Payroll & Withholding Tax) Registration Service
Employment Agency Licensing
Energy Licensing
Engineering Firm License
Entity Name Reservation
Fictitious Name Registration & Renewal
Finance Licensing In
Foreign Corporation
Foreign LLC
General Partnership
Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Licenses
How to File Articles of Incorporation (Certificate of Formation)
How to Form an LLC
How to Incorporate
How to Start a Nonprofit Organization
Insurance Licensing
Licensing Resources
Moving Your Company's Domicile to
Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation
Nonprofit Compliance
Obtain Certified Copies
Private Investigator License
Real Estate Licensing
Registered Agent & Commercial Clerk
Reinstate Corporation LLC Nonprofit
Sales & Use Tax Registration Service
Sales Tax Exemption
Sole Proprietorship
Start a Business
Tax Clearance Certificate
Tax Exemption
Utilization Review Certification / License
