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Utah LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

To do business in Idaho, an LLC formed in Utah registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah vs Idaho: the paperwork

	Utah formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$12	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month 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 Utah registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

How Utah companies register with Idaho

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). An instant Utah certificate reaches Idaho only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Idaho registered agent, with your Utah name and formation date and the certificate attached. Utah issues the certificate instantly, so the Idaho filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Utah LLC is registered with Idaho.

Idaho costs for Utah companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$314.50

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

Will your Utah name work for Idaho?

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

Your Idaho agent and the Utah one

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

Staying in good standing in Utah and Idaho

Each year your LLC files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Idaho comes to $167 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Idaho

A corporation formed in Utah files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Idaho company in Utah

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Utah to Idaho

Does my Utah company need to register in Idaho?

Yes, once a Utah 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 $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $314.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), 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; Utah's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Idaho?

$167 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Utah name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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