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Alabama LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

An LLC formed in Alabama that wants to do business in Idaho files an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Alabama records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Alabama vs Idaho: the paperwork

	Alabama formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due		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 Alabama registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From Alabama to Idaho, step by step

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. Ordered from Alabama on filing day, it easily meets Idaho's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Idaho registered agent, next to your Alabama name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Alabama issues the certificate instantly, so the Idaho filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Alabama LLC is registered with Idaho.

First-year cost, Alabama to Idaho

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$327.50

Idaho's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Alabama name and Idaho's rules

If Idaho's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Alabama company. We check your exact Alabama name against Idaho's records before filing.

Agents: Idaho and Alabama

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

Staying in good standing in Alabama and Idaho

Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year; Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Idaho

A corporation formed in Alabama files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Idaho into Alabama

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees; no Idaho certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Alabama owners ask about Idaho

Does my Alabama company need to register in Idaho?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Idaho law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Idaho registration cost?

$302.50 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $327.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Idaho registration take?

Idaho's standard processing takes about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing; Alabama's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Idaho?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Idaho's report (no fee).

What if I don't register with Idaho?

An Alabama company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Alabama name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

Alabama companies leave by filing a Withdrawal of Foreign Registration Statement ($20); until then, Idaho's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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