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Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Idaho

To do business in Idaho, a corporation formed in Tennessee registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho may ask for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Tennessee records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Tennessee vs Idaho: the paperwork

	Tennessee formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due		Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

How Tennessee companies register with Idaho

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

Your Tennessee name and Idaho's rules

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

Your Idaho agent and the Tennessee one

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Idaho

Each year your corporation files Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Idaho comes to $169 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Idaho

An LLC formed in Tennessee files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Idaho company in Tennessee

A corporation formed in Idaho that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10). See that filing.

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Idaho

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Idaho?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Idaho?

$169 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Tennessee and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Tennessee name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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