Idaho Foreign Registration · Wyoming LLCs
Registering in Idaho as a Wyoming LLC
Wyoming and Idaho make a cheap pair. Wyoming hands out its good standing certificate free, Idaho charges $100 once to register a foreign LLC, and Idaho's annual report has no fee. The only yearly bill left is Wyoming's, which starts at $60. In the first twelve months the state charges come to $160.
Wyoming alongside Idaho
| Charge | Wyoming | Idaho |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Already formed there | Foreign Registration Statement, $100 online |
| Certificate | No charge | Issued no more than 90 days before filing |
| Every year | From $60 | Report, no fee |
| Agent | Wyoming address | Physical street address in Idaho |
The free certificate, used properly
Because Wyoming charges nothing, a spare certificate seems harmless, but a spare is no use. Idaho counts 90 days back from the filing and refuses certified articles in its place, so the free certificate has to be a fresh one. Confirm the company is in good order in Wyoming, then request the certificate as the last step.
Reading the Wyoming record into the form
The Wyoming name goes in item 1 exactly as the record spells it, and item 4 names Wyoming. Tick the LLC box in item 3. Item 5 is the principal office, wherever that is. Wyoming's registered agent cannot simply be carried across, because item 8 asks for a person or business with a street address in Idaho. A member or manager is the governor in item 9.
Signing
The signer types a name and a capacity. Where the operating agreement names someone else as manager, that person should sign, and the capacity typed beside the signature should match the agreement.
What Idaho adds to the Wyoming picture
The company is still a Wyoming LLC, and Wyoming law still governs its internal affairs. Idaho adds permission to do business, a public record naming a governor, an agent in the state and a free yearly report. It leaves Wyoming's $60 charge exactly where it was. Filing online avoids the $20 paper surcharge, and the annual report stays free.
Privacy
Idaho business registrations are public. The statement names a governor and gives a mailing address, so a company that chose Wyoming to say little about its owners should expect Idaho to say a little more. Restructuring is a matter for an attorney.
Practical costs beyond the state fees
The state fees are small. The real extra is an Idaho agent if you know nobody in the state. Changes later are cheap, at $30 for an amendment and $20 to withdraw.
Calendar for both states
| When | What is due | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming anniversary | Wyoming report with license tax | Starting at $60 |
| Your Idaho registration month | Idaho annual report, from the year after registration | no fee |
| Within thirty days of a change | Statement of change of agent name or address | No base fee |
A Wyoming LLC in Boise
A one-member Wyoming LLC lands a contract with a Boise firm. Its owner confirms Wyoming standing, asks a Boise acquaintance to serve as agent, completes the statement and requests the free certificate. The filing costs $100 in SOSBiz. The next year brings the Wyoming charge, from $60, and the free Idaho report, and nothing else from Idaho.
Why Wyoming companies come to Idaho
A Wyoming company that buys property, hires someone or signs a run of contracts in Idaho crosses the line the Code draws. The remedy is a one-time Idaho registration, which leaves the Wyoming company, its law and its yearly charge as they were, and adds a free Idaho report to the calendar.
If the company is a single-member LLC
A single-member LLC registers like any other. The member is the governor in item 9. Because registrations are public, the member's name and mailing address will be visible, so use a mailing address you are content to publish.
Checking the file before you send it
- Item 1 matches the Wyoming certificate letter for letter.
- The LLC box is ticked in item 3.
- The agent has said yes and has an Idaho street address.
- The signer's capacity is typed beside the name.
- The certificate is fresh enough to meet the 90 day rule.
Registering a Wyoming LLC in Idaho
Confirm Wyoming standing
No overdue Wyoming filings.
Line up the Idaho agent
An Idaho street address and a written yes.
Complete the statement
Wyoming name, offices and a member or manager.
Order the certificate
Free, and best requested last.
File online
$100 in SOSBiz.
Diary the report month
Free, but it must be filed.
Wyoming questions
Does Idaho discount a Wyoming company?
No. Idaho asks $100 of any foreign LLC.
Does Wyoming charge for the certificate?
No, it issues the certificate without charge.
Can the Wyoming agent act in Idaho?
Only if it keeps a street address in Idaho and is either a person living here or a company authorized to operate in the state.
Our fee and Idaho's
Register in Idaho
Idaho$199
+ $100 Idaho fee
- Your Foreign Registration Statement, drafted from the details you give us
- A certificate of existence (certificate of good standing) from the home state, requested and dated for the filing
- An Idaho registered agent with a street address: ours, or the one you already use
- Online filing with the Secretary of State, so no paper surcharge applies
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
Our fee and Idaho's fee show as separate lines, and checkout gives the exact total before you pay. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Sources
- Idaho Secretary of State, business forms and fees
- Idaho Code 30-21-214, fees
- Idaho Secretary of State, business FAQ
- Idaho Code 30-21-503, foreign registration statement
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division fee schedule
- Idaho Foreign Registration Statement form and instructions
- Idaho Withdrawal of Foreign Registration Statement form
Opening for business in Idaho?
Tell us what kind of entity you run and its home state. We handle the statement, the certificate and the agent.