Foreign registration · no form number

Iowa LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

Idaho registers an LLC from Iowa as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also asks for Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Iowa records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Iowa vs Idaho: the paperwork

	Iowa formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $30, every two years	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	April 1 of odd-numbered years	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 Iowa registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From Iowa to Idaho, step by step

Order the Iowa certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Iowa separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. An instant Iowa 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 Iowa name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Iowa delays the Idaho filing. Once Idaho approves it, the Iowa company can do business there.

First-year cost, Iowa to Idaho

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Iowa	$5
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Iowa certificate included	$307.50

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

Your Iowa name and Idaho's rules

If another Idaho company uses the Iowa name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Idaho's records for Iowa's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Idaho agent and the Iowa one

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

Yearly filings: Idaho and Iowa

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30); Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Idaho

A corporation formed in Iowa files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come Iowa's Biennial Report ($60) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Idaho into Iowa

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0010 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Iowa to Idaho

Does my Iowa company need to register in Idaho?

Yes, once an Iowa 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 $5 to Iowa for the Certificate of Existence, $307.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Iowa's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), 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; Iowa's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Idaho?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($30, every two years) and Idaho's report (no fee).

What if I don't register with Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Iowa name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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