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Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in Idaho

A corporation formed in Kentucky that wants to do business in Idaho files an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho may ask for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Kentucky records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kentucky vs Idaho: the paperwork

	Kentucky formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	On or before June 30	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From Kentucky to Idaho, step by step

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

Your Kentucky name and Idaho's rules

If another Idaho company uses the Kentucky name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Idaho's records for Kentucky's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Idaho agent and the Kentucky one

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Idaho

Each year your corporation files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Idaho comes to $164 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Idaho

An LLC formed in Kentucky files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Idaho company in Kentucky

A corporation formed in Idaho that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Idaho certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Idaho

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Idaho?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Kentucky corporation in Idaho?

$302.50 at checkout; Idaho may also want Kentucky's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Idaho registration take?

Idaho's standard processing takes about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing, plus time for Kentucky's certificate if Idaho asks for it. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Idaho?

$164 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Kentucky name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Kentucky name at home.

Can I form a new Idaho corporation instead?

Yes, but Kentucky keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps Kentucky's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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