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Idaho LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

An LLC formed in Idaho that wants to do business in Delaware files a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Idaho records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Idaho vs Delaware: the paperwork

	Idaho formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Idaho to Delaware, step by step

Order the Idaho certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Idaho separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Delaware counts 180 days from the day Idaho issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Delaware registered agent, next to your Idaho name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Idaho's certificate is in hand, Delaware's filing goes in. Once Delaware approves it, the Idaho company can do business there.

Delaware costs for Idaho companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to Idaho	$10
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Idaho certificate included	$409

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

Will your Idaho name work for Delaware?

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the Idaho one

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Idaho

Each year your LLC files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Idaho plus Delaware comes to $449 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Delaware

A corporation formed in Idaho files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Delaware into Idaho

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Idaho owners ask about Delaware

Does my Idaho company need to register in Delaware?

Yes, once an Idaho business operates there; Delaware registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $10 to Idaho for the Certificate of Existence, $409 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Idaho's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Delaware?

$449 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Idaho and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

An Idaho company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Delaware can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Delaware LLC instead?

Yes, but Idaho keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400), and the original keeps Idaho's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

Idaho companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside Idaho's filings.

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