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Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in Idaho

To do business in Idaho, a corporation formed in Alaska registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho may ask for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Alaska records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Alaska and Idaho side by side

	Alaska formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Foreign Registration Statement (Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Standard processing: about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

How Alaska companies register with Idaho

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Idaho registered agent, next to your Alaska name and formation date. If Idaho wants the Alaska certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Alaska corporation is registered with Idaho.

Your Alaska name and Idaho's rules

If Idaho's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Alaska company. We check your exact Alaska name against Idaho's records before filing.

Your Idaho agent and the Alaska one

Alaska and Idaho both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Alaska; ours takes Idaho's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Idaho and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Idaho

An LLC formed in Alaska files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10)). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Idaho into Alaska

A corporation formed in Idaho that registers with Alaska files Form 08-414 with $350 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Alaska to Idaho

Does my Alaska company need to register in Idaho?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; Idaho registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Idaho calls it registration for Alaska corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register an Alaska corporation in Idaho?

$302.50 at checkout; Idaho may also want Alaska's Certificate of Compliance, at extra cost.

How long does the Idaho registration take?

Idaho's standard processing takes about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing, plus time for Alaska's certificate if Idaho asks for it. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Idaho?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Idaho's report (no fee).

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alaska registered agent stays, and ours covers Idaho for year one, with a street address there.

Will Idaho accept my Alaska name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Alaska name at home.

Can I form a new Idaho corporation instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

Alaska companies leave by filing a Withdrawal of Foreign Registration Statement; until then, Idaho's report stays due alongside Alaska's filings.

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