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South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

To do business in Idaho, an LLC formed in South Dakota registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also asks for South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your South Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

South Dakota vs Idaho: the paperwork

	South Dakota formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From South Dakota to Idaho, step by step

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. Idaho accepts it within 90 days of South Dakota'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 South Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The South Dakota certificate comes first; then the Idaho filing goes in. After approval, your South Dakota LLC is registered with Idaho.

Idaho costs for South Dakota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, paid to South Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Dakota certificate included	$322.50

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

Will your South Dakota name work for Idaho?

If another Idaho company uses the South Dakota name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Idaho's records for South Dakota's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Idaho agent and the South Dakota one

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

Yearly filings: Idaho and South Dakota

Each year your LLC files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, South Dakota plus Idaho comes to $204 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Idaho

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

Registering an Idaho company in South Dakota

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Idaho

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Idaho?

Yes, once a South Dakota 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 $20 to South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $322.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Idaho wants it ($20), 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 Dakota's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Idaho?

$204 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $55 to South Dakota and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my South Dakota name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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