Foreign registration · no form number

Idaho Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

North Dakota registers a corporation from Idaho as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Idaho records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Idaho and North Dakota side by side

	Idaho formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$10	$145 at order
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	sos.nd.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	May 15
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Idaho to North Dakota, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your North Dakota registered agent, with your Idaho name and formation date. If North Dakota wants the Idaho certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Idaho corporation is registered with North Dakota.

Your Idaho name and North Dakota's rules

North Dakota accepts your Idaho name if it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. We check your exact Idaho name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Agents: North Dakota and Idaho

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Idaho

Each year your corporation files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Idaho plus North Dakota comes to $174 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Idaho files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Idaho

A corporation formed in North Dakota 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 North Dakota

Does my Idaho company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: North Dakota issues one to Idaho corporations once the filing is approved.

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

$344 at checkout; North Dakota may also want Idaho's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and North Dakota?

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

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

An Idaho company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Idaho name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them.

Can I form a new North Dakota corporation instead?

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

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