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California Corporation Foreign Registration in Idaho

Idaho registers a corporation from California as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho may ask for California's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your California records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

California and Idaho side by side

	California formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Foreign Registration Statement (Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Idaho registered agent

How California companies register with Idaho

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Idaho registered agent, with your California name and formation date. If Idaho wants the California certificate, it is ordered first. Once Idaho approves it, the California company can do business there.

Your California name and Idaho's rules

If another Idaho company uses the California name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact California name against Idaho's records before filing.

Agents: Idaho and California

Idaho calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. Idaho papers come to us; California's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in California and Idaho

Each year your corporation files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, California plus Idaho comes to $174 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, California to Idaho

An LLC formed in California files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Idaho into California

A corporation formed in Idaho that registers with California files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions California owners ask about Idaho

Does my California company need to register in Idaho?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a California corporation in Idaho?

$302.50 at checkout; Idaho may also want California's Certificate of Status, 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 California's certificate if Idaho asks for it. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for California and Idaho?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to California and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Idaho for year one, with a street address there.

Will Idaho accept my California name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho corporation instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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