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Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

An LLC formed in Maryland that wants to do business in Idaho files an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Maryland records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Maryland and Idaho side by side

	Maryland formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	April 15	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 Maryland resident agent	Our Idaho registered agent

How Maryland companies register with Idaho

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. An instant Maryland 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 Maryland name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Maryland delays the Idaho filing. After approval, your Maryland LLC is registered with Idaho.

First-year cost, Maryland to Idaho

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$322.50

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

Your Maryland name and Idaho's rules

If Idaho's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Maryland company. We search Idaho's records for Maryland's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Idaho and Maryland

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

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Idaho

Each year your LLC files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Idaho comes to $449 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Idaho

A corporation formed in Maryland files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Idaho into Maryland

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Maryland owners ask about Idaho

Does my Maryland company need to register in Idaho?

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

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

$302.50 at checkout plus $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $322.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), 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; Maryland's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Idaho?

$449 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Maryland name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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