Foreign registration · no form number

Idaho Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, a corporation formed in Idaho registers there on a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Idaho records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Idaho and Delaware side by side

	Idaho formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$10	$245 at order
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	June 30
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Idaho companies register with Delaware

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

Your Idaho name and Delaware's rules

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the Idaho one

Idaho and Delaware both call it a registered agent. Delaware papers come to us; Idaho's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Idaho and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Idaho plus Delaware comes to $274 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Delaware

An LLC formed in Idaho files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Delaware into Idaho

A corporation formed in Delaware that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Idaho owners ask about Delaware

Does my Idaho company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for Idaho corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Idaho's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Delaware?

$274 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Idaho and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but Idaho keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps Idaho's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

Idaho companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside Idaho's filings.

What does a Delaware company file to register in Idaho?

It files Idaho's registration with $103.50 in state fees.

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