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Idaho foreign qualification fee
Idaho charges $100 to qualify a foreign LLC, paid to the Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services with Foreign Registration Statement.
The fee, broken down
- State fee
- $100
- Route
- One fee, whichever way you file
- Rank
- 9th cheapest of 50
- Against the median
- $42.50 below the median
- With a $199 service
- $299
- Yearly filing after
- Annual report (Idaho Secretary of State, no fee), no fee (due: before the end of the month in which the LLC registered)
Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Idaho (2026)
- 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
- 2. ID Registered Agent.org $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
- 3. Idaho Registered Agent.co $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
Service prices read from each provider’s Idaho page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services.
What the fee buys
The fee pays for the Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services to review and file Foreign Registration Statement. The application needs a certificate from your home state (certificate of existence (certificate of good standing) from the home state, no older than 90 days), which your home state charges for separately. File through the state office.
Idaho fee questions
What is the Idaho foreign qualification fee?
$100 for an LLC.
Is Idaho expensive to qualify in?
It ranks 9th of 50 from the cheapest, $42.50 below the median of $142.50.
What will I pay each year after qualifying in Idaho?
Annual report (Idaho Secretary of State, no fee), no fee (due: before the end of the month in which the LLC registered), plus your registered agent.
Where the figures come from
- Idaho Secretary of State, Foreign Registration Statement (PDF): archive.sos.idaho.gov/CORP/forms/FOREIGN/Foreign%20Reg%20Statement.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- Idaho Code 30-21-214, fees: legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title30/T30CH21/SECT30-21-214/, checked October 8, 2026
- Idaho Secretary of State, business FAQ: sos.idaho.gov/business-resources/business-faq/, checked October 8, 2026
- Idaho Code 30-21-505, activities that are not doing business: legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title30/T30CH21/SECT30-21-505/, checked October 8, 2026
- Idaho Code 30-21-213, annual report: legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title30/T30CH21/SECT30-21-213/, checked October 8, 2026
- Withdrawal of Foreign Registration Statement (PDF): archive.sos.idaho.gov/CORP/forms/FOREIGN/Foreign%20Withdrawal.pdf, checked October 8, 2026