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Idaho LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Idaho and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Idaho as a foreign LLC, which costs $100 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Idaho costs $100.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeIdaho foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Idaho$100Not needed$100$0
Form in Wyoming$100$100$200$120
Form in Delaware$110$100$210$800
Form in Nevada$425$100$525$700

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Idaho (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Idaho registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. ID Registered Agent.org

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Idaho Registered Agent.co

$199 + $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.

Idaho questions

Do I still register in Idaho if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Idaho, Idaho generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services, for $100. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Idaho?

$100 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Annual report (Idaho Secretary of State, no fee), no fee (due: before the end of the month in which the LLC registered).

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