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Ohio LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

Idaho registers an LLC from Ohio as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also asks for Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Ohio records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Ohio and Idaho each ask for

	Ohio formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.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 Ohio statutory agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From Ohio to Idaho, step by step

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. Idaho accepts it within 90 days of Ohio's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Idaho registered agent, next to your Ohio name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Ohio certificate comes first; then the Idaho filing goes in. After approval, your Ohio LLC is registered with Idaho.

Idaho costs for Ohio companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Ohio	$5
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Ohio certificate included	$307.50

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

Your Ohio name and Idaho's rules

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

Agents: Idaho and Ohio

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

Yearly filings: Idaho and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for LLCs; Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Idaho

A corporation formed in Ohio files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Idaho into Ohio

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with Ohio files Form 617 with $99 in state fees; no Idaho certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to Idaho

Does my Ohio company need to register in Idaho?

Yes, once an Ohio 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 $5 to Ohio for the Certificate of Good Standing, $307.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants it ($5), 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 Ohio's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Idaho?

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

What if I don't register with Idaho?

An Ohio company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Ohio name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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