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South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

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

South Carolina and Idaho side by side

	South Carolina formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	South 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	South Carolina: online	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	businessfilings.sc.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 South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Idaho registered agent

How South Carolina companies register with Idaho

Order the South Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from South Carolina separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. Idaho accepts it within 90 days of South Carolina's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Idaho registered agent, with your South Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once South Carolina's certificate is in hand, Idaho's filing goes in. After approval, your South Carolina LLC is registered with Idaho.

Idaho costs for South Carolina companies

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

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

Will your South Carolina name work for Idaho?

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

Your Idaho agent and the South Carolina one

Idaho calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for South Carolina; ours takes Idaho's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Idaho

South Carolina 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, South Carolina to Idaho

A corporation formed in South Carolina files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Idaho company in South Carolina

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with South Carolina files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions South Carolina owners ask about Idaho

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Idaho?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Idaho?

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

What if I don't register with Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Idaho for year one, with a street address there.

Will Idaho accept my South Carolina name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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