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Idaho LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

An LLC formed in Idaho that wants to do business in New Jersey files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Idaho records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Idaho vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Idaho formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Idaho companies register with New Jersey

Order the Idaho certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Idaho separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Idaho certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Jersey registered agent, with your Idaho name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Idaho certificate comes first; then the New Jersey filing goes in. Once New Jersey approves it, the Idaho company can do business there.

New Jersey costs for Idaho companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Idaho	$10
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Idaho certificate included	$309

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

Your Idaho name and New Jersey's rules

New Jersey accepts your Idaho name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. If another New Jersey company uses the Idaho name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Idaho name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Your New Jersey agent and the Idaho one

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Idaho

Each year your LLC files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Idaho plus New Jersey comes to $224 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Idaho files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Jersey company in Idaho

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

Common questions: Idaho to New Jersey

Does my Idaho company need to register in New Jersey?

Yes, once an Idaho business operates there; New Jersey does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

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

$299 at checkout plus $10 to Idaho for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Idaho's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

8.5 business hours with New Jersey's paid expedite, once Idaho's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $25.

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and New Jersey?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Idaho and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Idaho name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Idaho name at home. New Jersey names must include LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C..

Can I form a new New Jersey LLC instead?

Yes, but Idaho keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Idaho's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

Idaho companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation for a foreign LLC; until then, New Jersey's report stays due alongside Idaho's filings.

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