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Idaho LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Idaho that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Idaho records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Idaho vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Idaho formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$10	$135 at order
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	November 15
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Idaho to North Dakota, step by step

Order the Idaho certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Idaho separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota 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 North Dakota registered agent, with your Idaho name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Idaho certificate comes first; then the North Dakota filing goes in. After approval, your Idaho LLC is registered with North Dakota.

North Dakota costs for Idaho companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Existence, paid to Idaho	$10
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Idaho certificate included	$344

Will your Idaho name work for North Dakota?

North Dakota accepts your Idaho name if it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.. If the Idaho name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. We search North Dakota's records for Idaho's name on file before anything is filed.

Your North Dakota agent and the Idaho one

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

Staying in good standing in Idaho and North Dakota

Each year your LLC files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Idaho plus North Dakota comes to $199 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Idaho files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Idaho

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Idaho to North Dakota

Does my Idaho company need to register in North Dakota?

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

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

$334 at checkout plus $10 to Idaho for the Certificate of Existence, $344 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Idaho's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and North Dakota?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Idaho and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

North Dakota can charge an Idaho company a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Idaho name?

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

Can I form a new North Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Idaho keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50), and the original keeps Idaho's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

Idaho companies leave by filing an Application for withdrawal of a foreign limited liability company; until then, North Dakota's report stays due alongside Idaho's filings.

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