Foreign registration · no form number

Idaho LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, an LLC formed in Idaho registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your Idaho records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Idaho vs Washington: the paperwork

	Idaho formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed online with Washington
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	Last day of the month of WA registration
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

From Idaho to Washington, step by step

Order the Idaho certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Idaho separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Washington counts 60 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 Washington registered agent, next to your Idaho name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Idaho certificate comes first; then the Washington filing goes in. After approval, your Idaho LLC is registered with Washington.

First-year cost, Idaho to Washington

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

Will your Idaho name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and Idaho

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Idaho

Each year your LLC files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Idaho plus Washington comes to $219 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Washington

A corporation formed in Idaho files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Washington into Idaho

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

Questions Idaho owners ask about Washington

Does my Idaho company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once an Idaho business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Washington 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: Washington wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Washington?

$219 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Idaho and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but Idaho keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Idaho's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Idaho companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Idaho's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in Idaho?

It files Idaho's registration with $103.50 in state fees, plus Washington's good standing certificate.

Official sources

People also search

LLC into Washington, by home state (48)

Idaho into other states (47)

The same move for a corporation