Foreign registration · Form MBCA-12

Idaho Corporation Foreign Registration in Maine

Maine registers a corporation from Idaho as a foreign corporation on Form MBCA-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine may ask for Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions from your Idaho records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Idaho and Maine side by side

	Idaho formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Form MBCA-12, Application for Authority to do Business
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	maine.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	June 1
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

From Idaho to Maine, step by step

We prepare and file Form MBCA-12
It lists us as your Maine registered agent, next to your Idaho name and formation date. If Maine wants the Idaho certificate, it is ordered first. Once Maine approves it, the Idaho company can do business there.

Your Idaho name and Maine's rules

We search Maine's records for Idaho's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Maine and Idaho

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

Staying in good standing in Idaho and Maine

Each year your corporation files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Idaho plus Maine comes to $299 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Maine

An LLC formed in Idaho files Form MLLC-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Maine company in Idaho

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

Common questions: Idaho to Maine

Does my Idaho company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once an Idaho business operates there; Maine law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Maine issues one to Idaho corporations once the form is approved.

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

$499 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Maine may also want Idaho's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite, plus time for Idaho's certificate if Maine asks for it. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Maine?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Idaho and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

An Idaho company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Maine can add up to $500 for each year or part of a year.

Does Maine require a registered agent?

Yes: the Idaho registered agent stays, and ours covers Maine for year one.

Can I form a new Maine corporation instead?

Yes, but Idaho keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maine's Annual Report ($85), and the original keeps Idaho's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

Idaho companies leave by filing an Application of Withdrawal; until then, Maine's report stays due alongside Idaho's filings.

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