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Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Idaho

To do business in Idaho, a corporation formed in Utah registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho may ask for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Utah records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Utah and Idaho each ask for

	Utah formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$12	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month 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 Utah registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

How Utah companies register with Idaho

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

Your Utah name and Idaho's rules

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

Agents: Idaho and Utah

Utah and Idaho both call it a registered agent. Idaho papers come to us; Utah's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Idaho and Utah

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Idaho comes to $167 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Idaho

An LLC formed in Utah files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Idaho into Utah

A corporation formed in Idaho that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Utah owners ask about Idaho

Does my Utah company need to register in Idaho?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Idaho?

$167 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Utah name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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