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Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

To do business in Idaho, an LLC formed in Michigan registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also wants Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Michigan records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Michigan and Idaho side by side

	Michigan formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	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	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	February 15	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Idaho registered agent

How Michigan companies register with Idaho

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. Idaho counts 90 days from the day Michigan 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 Michigan name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Michigan certificate comes first; then the Idaho filing goes in. Once Idaho approves it, the Michigan company can do business there.

Idaho costs for Michigan companies

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

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

Your Michigan name and Idaho's rules

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

Agents: Idaho and Michigan

Idaho calls it a registered agent; Michigan says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Michigan; ours takes Idaho's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Idaho

Each year your LLC files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Idaho comes to $174 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Idaho

A corporation formed in Michigan files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Idaho into Michigan

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Michigan to Idaho

Does my Michigan company need to register in Idaho?

Yes, once a Michigan 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 Michigan for the Certificate of Good Standing, $312.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants it ($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 Michigan's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Idaho?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Michigan name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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