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Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

To do business in Idaho, an LLC formed in Texas registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Texas vs Idaho: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$15	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	May 15 each year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

How Texas companies register with Idaho

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. An instant Texas certificate reaches Idaho only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Idaho registered agent, next to your Texas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Texas delays the Idaho filing. Once Idaho approves it, the Texas company can do business there.

First-year cost, Texas to Idaho

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$317.50

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

Your Texas name and Idaho's rules

If Idaho's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Texas company. We search Idaho's records for Texas's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Idaho and Texas

Texas and Idaho both call it a registered agent. Idaho papers come to us; Texas's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Idaho and Texas

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Idaho

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

The other way: Idaho into Texas

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with Texas files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite; no Idaho certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Texas to Idaho

Does my Texas company need to register in Idaho?

Yes, once a Texas business operates there; Idaho law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a Texas LLC in Idaho?

$302.50 at checkout plus $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $317.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), 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; Texas's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Idaho?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and Idaho's report (no fee).

What if I don't register with Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Texas name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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