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Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

Idaho registers an LLC from Tennessee as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Tennessee records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Tennessee and Idaho side by side

	Tennessee formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of 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	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due		Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From Tennessee to Idaho, step by step

Order the Tennessee certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Tennessee separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. Idaho accepts it within 90 days of Tennessee'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 Tennessee name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Tennessee's certificate is in hand, Idaho's filing goes in. Once Idaho approves it, the Tennessee company can do business there.

Idaho costs for Tennessee companies

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

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

Will your Tennessee name work for Idaho?

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

Your Idaho agent and the Tennessee one

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Idaho

Each year your LLC files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Idaho comes to $449 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Idaho

A corporation formed in Tennessee files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Idaho into Tennessee

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Idaho

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Idaho?

Yes, once a Tennessee 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 Tennessee for the Certificate of Existence, $322.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($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 Tennessee's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Idaho?

$449 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Tennessee and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Idaho?

A Tennessee company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Tennessee name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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