Idaho Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

To do business in North Carolina, a corporation formed in Idaho registers there on Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division from your Idaho records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Idaho and North Carolina each ask for

	Idaho formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Idaho companies register with North Carolina

We prepare and file Form B-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your Idaho name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Idaho certificate, it is ordered first. Once North Carolina approves it, the Idaho company can do business there.

Your Idaho name and North Carolina's rules

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Agents: North Carolina and Idaho

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

Staying in good standing in Idaho and North Carolina

Each year your corporation files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Idaho plus North Carolina comes to $174 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Idaho files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

The other way: North Carolina into Idaho

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

Common questions: Idaho to North Carolina

Does my Idaho company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Idaho's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Idaho's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and North Carolina?

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

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Idaho keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Idaho's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Idaho companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Idaho's filings.

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