Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Idaho LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

Maine registers an LLC from Idaho as a foreign LLC on Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also asks for Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions from your Idaho records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Idaho vs Maine: the paperwork

	Idaho formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	June 1
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Idaho companies register with Maine

Order the Idaho certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Idaho separately; it is not part of our Maine order. Maine counts 90 days from the day Idaho issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It lists us as your Maine registered agent, next to your Idaho name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Idaho certificate comes first; then the Maine filing goes in. After approval, your Idaho LLC is registered with Maine.

First-year cost, Idaho to Maine

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Idaho	$10
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Idaho certificate included	$509

Faster state options are not in the total.

Your Idaho name and Maine's rules

We check your exact Idaho name against Maine's records before filing.

Agents: Maine and Idaho

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

Yearly filings: Maine and Idaho

Each year your LLC files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Idaho plus Maine comes to $299 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Maine

A corporation formed in Idaho files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maine into Idaho

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Idaho owners ask about Maine

Does my Idaho company need to register in Maine?

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

How much does it cost to register an Idaho LLC in Maine?

$499 at checkout plus $10 to Idaho for the Certificate of Existence, $509 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Idaho's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite, once Idaho's certificate is in hand. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Maine?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Idaho and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

An Idaho company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Maine can add up to $500 for each year or part of a year.

Does Maine require a registered agent?

Yes: the Idaho registered agent stays, and ours covers Maine for year one.

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

Yes, but Idaho keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maine's Annual Report ($85), and the original keeps Idaho's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

Idaho companies leave by filing a Statement of Cancellation of Foreign Qualification; until then, Maine's report stays due alongside Idaho's filings.

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