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Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

To do business in Idaho, an LLC formed in Colorado registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also wants Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Colorado records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Colorado and Idaho side by side

	Colorado formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, 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 Colorado registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

How Colorado companies register with Idaho

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. An instant Colorado 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 Colorado name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Colorado delays the Idaho filing. After approval, your Colorado LLC is registered with Idaho.

Idaho costs for Colorado companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$302.50

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

Your Colorado name and Idaho's rules

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

Your Idaho agent and the Colorado one

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

Yearly filings: Idaho and Colorado

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Idaho comes to $174 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Idaho

A corporation formed in Colorado files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Idaho into Colorado

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Idaho certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Colorado owners ask about Idaho

Does my Colorado company need to register in Idaho?

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

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

$302.50 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants it (free), 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; Colorado's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Idaho?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Colorado name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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