Which business structures each therapy license may use, where to file and what it costs, the taxes to expect, and the order to do it in. Every fee shows the date we checked it.
For all four licenses, we confirmed: LLC and Professional corporation. A sole proprietorship works in every state and needs no company filing.
From state law and board rules as we last read them, not advice for your situation. “Yes” means we confirmed it. When we could not, the card says to confirm with your board.
Before you file: Professional corporation only: file a certificate from the Board of Professional Counselors with the articles stating that each incorporator, director and shareholder is licensed (AS 10.45.010(b)). Forming an LLC needs no board certificate.
Licensing board: Alaska Board of Professional Counselors (CBPL)
Join the waitlist for your counseling practiceBefore you file: Professional corporation only: file a certificate from the Board of Marital and Family Therapy with the articles stating that each incorporator, director and shareholder is licensed (AS 10.45.010(b)). Forming an LLC needs no board certificate.
Licensing board: Alaska Board of Marital and Family Therapy (CBPL)
Join the waitlist for your marriage and family therapy practiceBefore you file: Professional corporation only: file a certificate from the Board of Social Work Examiners with the articles stating that each incorporator, director and shareholder is licensed (AS 10.45.010(b)). Forming an LLC needs no board certificate.
Licensing board: Alaska Board of Social Work Examiners (CBPL)
Join the waitlist for your social work practiceBefore you file: Professional corporation only: file a certificate from the Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners with the articles stating that each incorporator, director and shareholder is licensed (AS 10.45.010(b)). Forming an LLC needs no board certificate.
Licensing board: Alaska Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners (CBPL)
Join the waitlist for your psychology practiceCounselors: AS 10.50.010 lets an Alaska LLC be organized for any lawful purpose, including the rendering of a professional service, and AS 10.50.015 requires the company to follow any other law that applies to its activity. The practice act (AS 08.29) and the Board of Professional Counselors regulations (12 AAC 62) contain no provision requiring a professional entity or barring an LLC. Alaska has no separate professional LLC; the ordinary LLC is the LLC option. A professional corporation may be formed under AS 10.45 by persons each licensed to render the professional service (AS 10.45.010). AS 10.45.500 defines professional service as a highly skilled, technical and specialized personal service rendered to the public by persons licensed by the state. A professional corporation may render one type of professional service only (AS 10.45.020), may issue shares only to persons licensed to render the service named in its articles (AS 10.45.050), and a person may not be a shareholder, director or officer of more than one professional corporation at a time (AS 10.45.060). Its name must contain the last name of one or more shareholders unless the board regulations or the ethics of the profession permit otherwise, and must end with Corporation, Incorporated, Limited, Corp., Inc., Ltd., a professional corporation or P.C. (AS 10.45.120(a)).
Marriage and family therapists: AS 10.50.010 lets an Alaska LLC be organized for any lawful purpose, including the rendering of a professional service, and AS 10.50.015 requires the company to follow any other law that applies to its activity. The practice act (AS 08.63) and the Board of Marital and Family Therapy regulations (12 AAC 19) contain no provision requiring a professional entity or barring an LLC. Alaska has no separate professional LLC; the ordinary LLC is the LLC option. A professional corporation may be formed under AS 10.45 by persons each licensed to render the professional service (AS 10.45.010). AS 10.45.500 defines professional service as a highly skilled, technical and specialized personal service rendered to the public by persons licensed by the state. A professional corporation may render one type of professional service only (AS 10.45.020), may issue shares only to persons licensed to render the service named in its articles (AS 10.45.050), and a person may not be a shareholder, director or officer of more than one professional corporation at a time (AS 10.45.060). Its name must contain the last name of one or more shareholders unless the board regulations or the ethics of the profession permit otherwise, and must end with Corporation, Incorporated, Limited, Corp., Inc., Ltd., a professional corporation or P.C. (AS 10.45.120(a)).
Social workers: AS 10.50.010 lets an Alaska LLC be organized for any lawful purpose, including the rendering of a professional service, and AS 10.50.015 requires the company to follow any other law that applies to its activity. The practice act (AS 08.95) and the Board of Social Work Examiners regulations (12 AAC 18) contain no provision requiring a professional entity or barring an LLC. Alaska has no separate professional LLC; the ordinary LLC is the LLC option. A professional corporation may be formed under AS 10.45 by persons each licensed to render the professional service (AS 10.45.010). AS 10.45.500 defines professional service as a highly skilled, technical and specialized personal service rendered to the public by persons licensed by the state. A professional corporation may render one type of professional service only (AS 10.45.020), may issue shares only to persons licensed to render the service named in its articles (AS 10.45.050), and a person may not be a shareholder, director or officer of more than one professional corporation at a time (AS 10.45.060). Its name must contain the last name of one or more shareholders unless the board regulations or the ethics of the profession permit otherwise, and must end with Corporation, Incorporated, Limited, Corp., Inc., Ltd., a professional corporation or P.C. (AS 10.45.120(a)).
Psychologists: AS 10.50.010 lets an Alaska LLC be organized for any lawful purpose, including the rendering of a professional service, and AS 10.50.015 requires the company to follow any other law that applies to its activity. The practice act (AS 08.86) and the Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners regulations (12 AAC 60) contain no provision requiring a professional entity or barring an LLC. Alaska has no separate professional LLC; the ordinary LLC is the LLC option. A professional corporation may be formed under AS 10.45 by persons each licensed to render the professional service (AS 10.45.010). AS 10.45.500 defines professional service as a highly skilled, technical and specialized personal service rendered to the public by persons licensed by the state. A professional corporation may render one type of professional service only (AS 10.45.020), may issue shares only to persons licensed to render the service named in its articles (AS 10.45.050), and a person may not be a shareholder, director or officer of more than one professional corporation at a time (AS 10.45.060). Its name must contain the last name of one or more shareholders unless the board regulations or the ethics of the profession permit otherwise, and must end with Corporation, Incorporated, Limited, Corp., Inc., Ltd., a professional corporation or P.C. (AS 10.45.120(a)).
$250 per the Division of Corporations forms and fees page. Online filing requires a myAlaska account. The initial report is free and the biennial report is $100. An optional name reservation is $25.
$250 nonrefundable filing fee per the form and the Division of Corporations forms and fees page. Filed on paper by mail; no online option is listed. The initial report is free and the biennial report is $100.
This is an estimate, added up from the fees on this page: the state filing fee, the first annual report or yearly state fee, and any flat minimum tax our data names. It leaves out board application fees, a registered agent company, expedited filing, newspaper notices, name reservations, local licenses and income tax. The state sets the real amounts.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| State filing fee | $250 |
| First annual report or yearly state feeThis state asks for a report every two years, so the first one may fall in year two. Not counted in the total. | $100 (not counted) |
| State business license, each yearAS 43.70.030. | $50 |
| Known state costs in year one (not complete) | $300 |
Shown but not counted in the total, because it may not apply in year one or is unconfirmed: First annual report or yearly state fee.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| State filing fee | $250 |
| First annual report or yearly state feeThis state asks for a report every two years, so the first one may fall in year two. Not counted in the total. | $100 (not counted) |
| State business license, each yearAS 43.70.030. | $50 |
| Known state costs in year one (not complete) | $300 |
Shown but not counted in the total, because it may not apply in year one or is unconfirmed: First annual report or yearly state fee.
Check with the state tax agency which state taxes apply to your business type before you file. Its official pages are linked below.
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City and county: Ask your city or county whether a local business license or home occupation permit applies to a practice like yours.
Ask an accountant before you choose how the company is taxed. This page does not tell you which tax treatment to pick.
The order below follows the rules we found for Alaska. A board approval or a newspaper notice changes where a task falls, so a different state may order these differently.
Your Alaska licensing board can add its own rules to the state's business law. Read them for your license before you file anything.
Boards ask for different things, so follow the one for your license.
Check that no one in the state already has the name, and follow the state's name rules for professional practices.
The state requires a registered agent with a street address in the state. That can be you, if you have a street address in the state, or a registered agent company.
Use the form and fee for the structure you chose, listed above.
It is free. Apply only on irs.gov, after the state approves your filing.
You may already have one. Get a second, organization number only if your practice is a company that bills under its own name.
Bring your state filing, EIN letter and ID. Keeping practice money in its own account keeps your records clean.
Ask your city or county whether a local business license or home occupation permit applies to a practice like yours.
Put your every-two-years report and any state taxes on your calendar so your company stays in good standing.
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Last checked: Oct 18, 2026. We change this date only when someone re-checks the facts, never when the page is rebuilt.
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