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Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

To do business in Idaho, an LLC formed in Indiana registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also asks for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Indiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Indiana vs Idaho: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$15	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

How Indiana companies register with Idaho

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. Idaho counts 90 days from the day Indiana issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Idaho registered agent, next to your Indiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Indiana certificate comes first; then the Idaho filing goes in. Once Idaho approves it, the Indiana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Indiana to Idaho

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$317.50

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

Your Indiana name and Idaho's rules

If Idaho's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Indiana company. We check your exact Indiana name against Idaho's records before filing.

Agents: Idaho and Indiana

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Idaho

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Idaho

A corporation formed in Indiana files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Idaho into Indiana

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Idaho

Does my Indiana company need to register in Idaho?

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

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

$302.50 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $317.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), 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, once Indiana's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Idaho?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Idaho's report (no fee).

What if I don't register with Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Indiana name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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