Foreign registration · no form number

Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in Idaho

A corporation formed in Georgia that wants to do business in Idaho files an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho may ask for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Georgia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Georgia and Idaho side by side

	Georgia formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	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	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	April 1	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 Georgia registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From Georgia to Idaho, step by step

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

Your Georgia name and Idaho's rules

If Idaho's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Georgia company. We search Idaho's records for Georgia's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Idaho agent and the Georgia one

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

Staying in good standing in Georgia and Idaho

Each year your corporation files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Idaho comes to $209 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Idaho

An LLC formed in Georgia files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Georgia to Idaho

Does my Georgia company need to register in Idaho?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Idaho registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Idaho?

$209 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Georgia name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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