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Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

An LLC formed in Illinois that wants to do business in Idaho files an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also wants Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Illinois records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Illinois vs Idaho: the paperwork

	Illinois formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	ilsos.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1), $75, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

How Illinois companies register with Idaho

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. An instant Illinois certificate reaches Idaho only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Idaho registered agent, next to your Illinois name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Illinois delays the Idaho filing. Once Idaho approves it, the Illinois company can do business there.

Idaho costs for Illinois companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$327.50

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

Will your Illinois name work for Idaho?

If Idaho's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Illinois company. We search Idaho's records for Illinois's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Idaho and Illinois

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

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Idaho

Each year your LLC files Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus Idaho comes to $224 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Idaho

A corporation formed in Illinois files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Questions Illinois owners ask about Idaho

Does my Illinois company need to register in Idaho?

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

How much does the Idaho registration cost?

$302.50 at checkout plus $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $327.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants it ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Idaho registration take?

Idaho's standard processing takes about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing; Illinois's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Idaho?

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

What if I don't register with Idaho?

An Illinois company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

Yes: the Illinois registered agent stays, and ours covers Idaho for year one, with a street address there.

Will Idaho accept my Illinois name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Illinois name at home.

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps Illinois's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

Illinois companies leave by filing a Withdrawal of Foreign Registration Statement ($20); until then, Idaho's report stays due alongside Illinois's filings.

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