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North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

Idaho registers an LLC from North Carolina as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your North Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Carolina and Idaho side by side

	North Carolina formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	North Carolina 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	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with Idaho

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. Idaho counts 90 days from the day North Carolina 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 North Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. The North Carolina certificate comes first; then the Idaho filing goes in. After approval, your North Carolina LLC is registered with Idaho.

Idaho costs for North Carolina companies

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

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

Will your North Carolina name work for Idaho?

If another Idaho company uses the North Carolina name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact North Carolina name against Idaho's records before filing.

Agents: Idaho and North Carolina

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

Yearly filings: Idaho and North Carolina

Each year your LLC files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Idaho comes to $352 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Idaho

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

Registering an Idaho company in North Carolina

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with North Carolina files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Idaho

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Idaho?

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

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants North Carolina'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 North Carolina's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Idaho?

$352 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $203 to North Carolina and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Idaho?

A North Carolina company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my North Carolina name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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