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Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

An LLC formed in Kentucky that wants to do business in Idaho files an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also asks for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Kentucky records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Kentucky and Idaho each ask for

	Kentucky formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	On or before June 30	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

How Kentucky companies register with Idaho

Order the Kentucky certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Kentucky separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. Idaho counts 90 days from the day Kentucky issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Idaho registered agent, with your Kentucky name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Kentucky certificate comes first; then the Idaho filing goes in. After approval, your Kentucky LLC is registered with Idaho.

Idaho costs for Kentucky companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Kentucky	$10
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kentucky certificate included	$312.50

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

Your Kentucky name and Idaho's rules

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

Agents: Idaho and Kentucky

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

Yearly filings: Idaho and Kentucky

Each year your LLC files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Idaho comes to $164 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Idaho

A corporation formed in Kentucky files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Idaho into Kentucky

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Idaho certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kentucky to Idaho

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Idaho?

Yes, once a Kentucky 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 $10 to Kentucky for the Certificate of Existence, $312.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), 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 Kentucky's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Idaho?

$164 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Kentucky name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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