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Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

Idaho registers an LLC from Louisiana as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also asks for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Louisiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Louisiana and Idaho side by side

	Louisiana formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Louisiana 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	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From Louisiana to Idaho, step by step

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. Idaho counts 90 days from the day Louisiana 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 Louisiana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Louisiana certificate comes first; then the Idaho filing goes in. After approval, your Louisiana LLC is registered with Idaho.

First-year cost, Louisiana to Idaho

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

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

Your Louisiana name and Idaho's rules

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

Agents: Idaho and Louisiana

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

Yearly filings: Idaho and Louisiana

Each year your LLC files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Idaho comes to $189 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Idaho

A corporation formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Idaho company in Louisiana

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Idaho

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Idaho?

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

How much does it cost to register a Louisiana LLC in Idaho?

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

Do I need Louisiana'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, once Louisiana's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Idaho?

$189 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $40 to Louisiana and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Louisiana name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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