130: Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Alabama and Arkansas

Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and episode 130 is our 22nd in a series of "Nonprofit Quick Tip" episodes focusing on the details of state registration of nonprofit corporations. Today, with the help of Joe Hilliard, we look at the basic state filing requirements for nonprofit corporations operating in Alabama and Arkansas.

In previous episodes, we discussed filing in Delaware and California, which are the most frequently used by our clients, most of whom have a connection to California and several other states. Earlier episodes have covered 40 states and the District of Columbia. After today's episode, the only remaining states are Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, and Nebraska.

You can find all prior episodes on our website or on Farella's YouTube channel, where a playlist is available for state filing requirements.

Show Notes:

Farella YouTube podcast channel

For Alabama:

Alabama Secretary of State Business Entities Home Page: https://www.sos.alabama.gov/business-entities

Alabama Secretary of State Online Services: https://www.alabamainteractive.org/sos/welcome.action

Alabama Current Entity Search: https://www.sos.alabama.gov/government-records/business-entity-records

Alabama Fees Schedule (effective August 2023): https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/form-files/FeeSchedule.pdf

Alabama Forms index: https://www.sos.alabama.gov/business-entities/business-downloads#bdCategory-2865

Alabama Domestic Name Reservation: https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/domesticEntityNameReservation.pdf

Alabama Domestic Nonprofit Corporation Certificate of Incorporation: https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/2023-12/NonProfitIncorporation.pdf

Alabama Foreign Name Reservation: https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/foreignEntityNameReservation.pdf

Alabama Foreign Corporation (Business or Non-Profit) Application for Registration: https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/ForeignCorporationRegistration.pdf

Alabama Attorney General Charitable Organizations webpage: https://www.alabamaag.gov/licensing-registration/charitable-organizations/

Alabama Department of Revenue Privilege Tax Home Page: https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/individual-corporate/alabama-business-privilege-tax-and-corporate-share-tax/

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