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Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

To do business in Idaho, an LLC formed in Kansas registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also wants Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Kansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Kansas vs Idaho: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From Kansas to Idaho, step by step

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. Idaho accepts it within 90 days of Kansas's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Idaho registered agent, next to your Kansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Kansas's certificate is in hand, Idaho's filing goes in. After approval, your Kansas LLC is registered with Idaho.

Idaho costs for Kansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$310

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

Your Kansas name and Idaho's rules

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

Your Idaho agent and the Kansas one

Idaho calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. Idaho papers come to us; Kansas's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Kansas and Idaho

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Idaho

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

The other way: Idaho into Kansas

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Idaho certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kansas owners ask about Idaho

Does my Kansas company need to register in Idaho?

Yes, once a Kansas 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 $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $310 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants it ($7.50), 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 Kansas's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Idaho?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and Idaho's report (no fee).

What if I don't register with Idaho?

A Kansas company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Kansas name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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