North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form L-09

Idaho LLC Foreign Registration in North Carolina

An LLC formed in Idaho that wants to do business in North Carolina files Form L-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina also asks for Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division from your Idaho records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Idaho and North Carolina each ask for

	Idaho formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Form L-09
State fee	$10	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	sosnc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $200, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	April 15
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Idaho companies register with North Carolina

Order the Idaho certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Idaho separately; it is not part of our North Carolina order. North Carolina counts 180 days from the day Idaho issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form L-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your Idaho name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Idaho certificate comes first; then the North Carolina filing goes in. After approval, your Idaho LLC is registered with North Carolina.

First-year cost, Idaho to North Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$253
Certificate of Existence, paid to Idaho	$10
Our service, with a year of North Carolina registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Idaho certificate included	$462

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

Will your Idaho name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina accepts your Idaho name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Idaho name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the Idaho one

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

Staying in good standing in Idaho and North Carolina

Each year your LLC files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Idaho plus North Carolina comes to $349 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to North Carolina

A corporation formed in Idaho files Form B-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in Idaho

An LLC formed in North Carolina that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Idaho owners ask about North Carolina

Does my Idaho company need to register in North Carolina?

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

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

$452 at checkout plus $10 to Idaho for the Certificate of Existence, $462 in all (checkout is $253 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Idaho's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, once Idaho's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and North Carolina?

$349 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Idaho and $200 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Carolina?

An Idaho company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and North Carolina can add a penalty of $10 a day, up to $1,000 a year.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Will North Carolina accept my Idaho name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new North Carolina LLC instead?

Yes, but Idaho keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203), and the original keeps Idaho's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Idaho companies leave by filing Form L-14, Application for Certificate of Withdrawal ($10); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Idaho's filings.

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