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New Mexico LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

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

New Mexico vs Idaho: the paperwork

	New Mexico formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	Set by the state	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due		Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From New Mexico to Idaho, step by step

Order the New Mexico certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance is ordered from New Mexico separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. Idaho counts 90 days from the day New Mexico issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Idaho registered agent, next to your New Mexico name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Mexico certificate comes first; then the Idaho filing goes in. After approval, your New Mexico LLC is registered with Idaho.

First-year cost, New Mexico to Idaho

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total	$302.50

Plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, priced by New Mexico. Idaho's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your New Mexico name work for Idaho?

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

Your Idaho agent and the New Mexico one

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

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and Idaho

New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs; Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Idaho

A corporation formed in New Mexico files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Idaho company in New Mexico

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions New Mexico owners ask about Idaho

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Idaho?

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

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

$302.50 at checkout, plus New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance.

Do I need New Mexico's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants it, 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 New Mexico's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Idaho?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no New Mexico yearly report and Idaho's report (no fee).

What if I don't register with Idaho?

A New Mexico company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my New Mexico name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee), and New Mexico has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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