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North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Idaho

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

What North Carolina and Idaho each ask for

	North Carolina formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	North Carolina 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	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From North Carolina to Idaho, step by step

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

Your North Carolina name and Idaho's rules

If another Idaho company uses the North Carolina name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact North Carolina name against Idaho's records before filing.

Your Idaho agent and the North Carolina one

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

Yearly filings: Idaho and North Carolina

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

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Idaho

An LLC formed in North Carolina files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Idaho into North Carolina

A corporation formed in Idaho that registers with North Carolina files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Idaho

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Idaho?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Idaho registration cost?

$302.50 at checkout; Idaho may also want North Carolina'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 North Carolina's certificate if Idaho asks for it. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my North Carolina name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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