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Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Idaho

A corporation formed in Texas that wants to do business in Idaho files an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Texas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

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	Texas formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Foreign Registration Statement (Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$15	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.idaho.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	May 15 each year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

How Texas companies register with Idaho

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

Will your Texas name work for Idaho?

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

Agents: Idaho and Texas

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

Yearly filings: Idaho and Texas

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

LLC or corporation, Texas to Idaho

An LLC formed in Texas files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Idaho into Texas

A corporation formed in Idaho that registers with Texas files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Texas to Idaho

Does my Texas company need to register in Idaho?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$302.50 at checkout; Idaho may also want Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, 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 Texas's certificate if Idaho asks for it. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Texas name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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