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Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Idaho

Idaho registers a corporation from Rhode Island as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho may ask for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Rhode Island vs Idaho: the paperwork

	Rhode Island formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$22	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	May 1	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Standard processing: about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From Rhode Island to Idaho, step by step

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

Your Rhode Island name and Idaho's rules

If Idaho's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Rhode Island company. We search Idaho's records for Rhode Island's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Idaho and Rhode Island

Idaho calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. Idaho papers come to us; Rhode Island's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Idaho and Rhode Island

Each year your corporation files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Idaho comes to $199 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Idaho

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22)). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Idaho into Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Idaho that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10). See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Idaho

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Idaho?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Idaho registration cost?

$302.50 at checkout; Idaho may also want Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / 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 Rhode Island's certificate if Idaho asks for it. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Idaho?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Idaho for year one, with a street address there.

Will Idaho accept my Rhode Island name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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