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Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

An LLC formed in Delaware that wants to do business in Idaho files an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also asks for Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Delaware records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Delaware and Idaho side by side

	Delaware formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	On or before June 1	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Standard processing: about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From Delaware to Idaho, step by step

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). Delaware mails it, and Idaho counts the 90 days from issue, so it is ordered with transit in mind.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Idaho registered agent, next to your Delaware name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Allow for the days Delaware takes to send the certificate before the Idaho filing goes in. After approval, your Delaware LLC is registered with Idaho.

First-year cost, Delaware to Idaho

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Delaware	$50
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Delaware certificate included	$352.50

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

Will your Delaware name work for Idaho?

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

Your Idaho agent and the Delaware one

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

Yearly filings: Idaho and Delaware

Each year your LLC files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus Idaho comes to $549 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Idaho

A corporation formed in Delaware files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Idaho company in Delaware

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Delaware to Idaho

Does my Delaware company need to register in Idaho?

Yes, once a Delaware 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 $50 to Delaware for the Certificate of Good Standing, $352.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants it ($50), 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, plus mail time for Delaware's certificate before filing. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Idaho?

$549 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $400 to Delaware and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Delaware name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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