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Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

To do business in Idaho, an LLC formed in Rhode Island registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also asks for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Rhode Island and Idaho each ask for

	Rhode Island formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$22	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	May 1	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Standard processing: about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From Rhode Island to Idaho, step by step

Order the Rhode Island certificate
The Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) is ordered from Rhode Island separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30). Rhode Island takes days to issue it and Idaho wants it within 90 days, so the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Idaho registered agent, with your Rhode Island name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Rhode Island certificate takes days to arrive, so the Idaho filing waits for it. Once Idaho approves it, the Rhode Island company can do business there.

Idaho costs for Rhode Island companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Rhode Island	$22
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Rhode Island certificate included	$324.50

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

Your Rhode Island name and Idaho's rules

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

Your Idaho agent and the Rhode Island one

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

Yearly filings: Idaho and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Idaho comes to $199 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Idaho

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Idaho company in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about Idaho

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Idaho?

Yes, once a Rhode Island 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 $22 to Rhode Island for the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, $324.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants it ($22), 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, plus a few days for Rhode Island's certificate before filing. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Idaho?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Idaho?

A Rhode Island company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Rhode Island name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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