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Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

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

Wisconsin and Idaho side by side

	Wisconsin formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	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	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date	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 Wisconsin registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From Wisconsin to Idaho, step by step

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. An instant Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin name and formation date and the certificate attached. Wisconsin issues the certificate instantly, so the Idaho filing can go in the same day. Once Idaho approves it, the Wisconsin company can do business there.

Idaho costs for Wisconsin companies

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

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

Will your Wisconsin name work for Idaho?

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

Your Idaho agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Yearly filings: Idaho and Wisconsin

Each year your LLC files Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Idaho comes to $174 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Idaho

A corporation formed in Wisconsin files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Idaho into Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with Wisconsin files Form 521 with $100 in state fees; no Idaho certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Wisconsin to Idaho

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Idaho?

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

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

$302.50 at checkout plus $10 to Wisconsin for the Certificate of Status, $312.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Idaho?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho accept my Wisconsin name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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