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Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in Idaho

Idaho registers a corporation from Ohio as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho may ask for Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Ohio records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Ohio and Idaho each ask for

	Ohio formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due		Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Idaho registered agent

How Ohio companies register with Idaho

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

Your Ohio name and Idaho's rules

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

Agents: Idaho and Ohio

Idaho calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Ohio; ours takes Idaho's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Idaho and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Idaho

An LLC formed in Ohio files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Idaho into Ohio

A corporation formed in Idaho that registers with Ohio files Form 530A with $99 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to Idaho

Does my Ohio company need to register in Idaho?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Idaho registration cost?

$302.50 at checkout; Idaho may also want Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing, 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 Ohio's certificate if Idaho asks for it. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Idaho?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Idaho's report (no fee).

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Ohio name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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