Foreign registration · no form number

Washington Corporation Foreign Registration in Idaho

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

What Washington and Idaho each ask for

	Washington formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Washington 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	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	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 Washington registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From Washington to Idaho, step by step

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

Will your Washington name work for Idaho?

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

Agents: Idaho and Washington

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

Yearly filings: Idaho and Washington

Each year your corporation files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Idaho comes to $219 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Idaho

An LLC formed in Washington files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Idaho company in Washington

A corporation formed in Idaho that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Washington to Idaho

Does my Washington company need to register in Idaho?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Idaho?

$219 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $70 to Washington and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Washington name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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