Foreign registration · no form number

Idaho Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

Washington registers a corporation from Idaho as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Idaho records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Idaho and Washington each ask for

	Idaho formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed online with Washington
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Idaho companies register with Washington

Order the Idaho certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Idaho separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Washington accepts it within 60 days of Idaho's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your Idaho name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Idaho's certificate is in hand, Washington's filing goes in. After approval, your Idaho corporation is registered with Washington.

First-year cost, Idaho to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to Idaho	$10
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Idaho certificate included	$409

Your Idaho name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Idaho one

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Idaho

Each year your corporation files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Idaho plus Washington comes to $219 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Washington

An LLC formed in Idaho files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Washington into Idaho

A corporation formed in Washington 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 Washington

Does my Idaho company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$399 at checkout plus $10 to Idaho for the Certificate of Existence, $409 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Idaho's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Washington?

$219 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Idaho and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Idaho keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Idaho's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

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

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