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California LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

Idaho registers an LLC from California as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your California records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

California and Idaho side by side

	California formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially	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 California agent for service of process	Our Idaho registered agent

How California companies register with Idaho

Order the California certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from California separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. An instant California certificate reaches Idaho only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Idaho registered agent, with your California name and formation date and the certificate attached. California issues the certificate instantly, so the Idaho filing can go in the same day. Once Idaho approves it, the California company can do business there.

Idaho costs for California companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Certificate of Status, paid to California	$5
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total, California certificate included	$307.50

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

Will your California name work for Idaho?

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

Agents: Idaho and California

Idaho calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for California; ours takes Idaho's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Idaho and California

California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20); Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, California to Idaho

A corporation formed in California files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Idaho company in California

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with California files Form LLC-5 with $70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: California to Idaho

Does my California company need to register in Idaho?

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

How much does it cost to register a California LLC in Idaho?

$302.50 at checkout plus $5 to California for the Certificate of Status, $307.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), 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; California's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for California and Idaho?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($20, every two years) and Idaho's report (no fee).

What if I don't register with Idaho?

A California company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Idaho for year one, with a street address there.

Will Idaho accept my California name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12).

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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