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What foreign registration costs by state / Idaho

3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Idaho (2026): What You Pay

For 2026, we would price out Idaho Registered Agent.co ($199), ID Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199), in that order, before any other Idaho foreign registration services. Idaho takes $100 from you at registration; the services add $397 to $497 across three years.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: What you spend over three years counts 38%, and how much work the price takes off you counts 31%. Renewal change, break-even and price visibility make up the rest. How we rank

The short version

Registration fee paid to the state $100 legislature.idaho.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Opening cost range $199 Before government fees
Total after 3 years $397 to $497 Three years of service fees
State total, years 1 to 3 $100 Does not depend on the service
Prices swap in Never Order holds for ten years

Your Idaho options

Read across for year one, the price after that and your three-year total. Add Idaho's $100 to whichever option you pick.

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Ranks first

1. Idaho Registered Agent.co: best for the smallest agent bill

$199 plus the state's fee, then $99 yearly
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Idaho Registered Agent.co comes first because a Idaho registration through this service costs you $199, and the agent renews at $99.

Cost settles it: you pay less over three years here than with Mainstay Filing.

Your price covers

  • Registration completed for you
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • No agent charge in year one
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • Then $99 a year

What to watch

  • Nothing outside this state
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Idaho only

2. ID Registered Agent.org: best for a nearby provider

$199 plus the state's fee, then $99 yearly
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Spot 2 goes to ID Registered Agent.org: a Idaho registration through this service costs you $199, and the agent renews at $99.

No price gap from Idaho Registered Agent.co.

Your price covers

  • Registration completed for you
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • No agent charge in year one
  • Then $99 a year
  • $199 plus the state fee

What to watch

  • Nothing outside this state
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All fifty states

3. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs still growing

$199 plus the state's fee, then $149 yearly
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $149/yr
You pay over 3 years $497

Option 3 is Mainstay Filing. A Idaho registration adds $199 to state fees, with the opening agent year free.

By year three it costs $100 more than Idaho Registered Agent.co.

You pay no agent charge in year one; $149 a year follows.

Your price covers

  • Registration paperwork, filed
  • Registered agent costs you nothing in year one
  • The same fee in each state

What you get

  • $199 for the registration
  • All fifty states covered
  • The first agent year is covered

What to watch

  • $50 above Idaho Registered Agent.co at renewal

Totals at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years

Pick Service You pay in year 1 You pay by year 2 You pay by year 3 You pay by year 5
1 Idaho Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Idaho Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 ID Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out ID Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Mainstay Filing $199 $348 $497 $795 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Prices as published November 13, 2026; you pay year one first, then each renewal is added. None of the bills cross in ten years.

Try your own timeline

Tell us how many years you plan to keep the LLC and each service's running total updates.

You would pay Idaho Registered Agent.co $397, ID Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $497 over 3 years. Least you would pay: Idaho Registered Agent.co.

What Idaho charges you (official)

What you pay for Amount Source
Registration charge $100 legislature.idaho.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State side, 3 years $100 Filing, reports and any tax

Only amounts the state fixes go into the total: the filing, the next two reports and any minimum tax. Costs the state leaves unpriced are explained instead.

What settled it

Weight 38%: your three-year spend. That factor separated the top two.

Three years with Idaho Registered Agent.co add up to $397, saving you $100 over Mainstay Filing.

What Idaho charges you to register a foreign LLC and what it requires

What you need to register: the Foreign Registration Statement, the Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services, $100. The filing needs certificate of existence (certificate of good standing) from the home state no older than 90 days.

An unregistered LLC can face Idaho courts dismissing your own claims (Idaho Code 30-21-502(b)).

Straight from the source: archive.sos.idaho.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

Filing it yourself

Doing it yourself costs $100 paid to the state across three years. A service at $397 to $497 is what you pay to skip the forms.

Quick answers

How much will it cost me to register my LLC in Idaho?

$100 to the state, with another $199 if you hire help.

What will these services cost me over three years?

Year one plus two renewals comes to $397 to $497.

Which form do I file to register?

You file Foreign Registration Statement with the Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services.

Do I need a document from my home state to register in Idaho?

Yes, and it can be at most 90 days old: certificate of existence (certificate of good standing) from the home state.

What do I file after I register?

You file the annual report next, and it costs nothing.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

There is no crossing within ten years, so no service overtakes another.

Which foreign registration service is the best value for me in Idaho?

Your options, best value first: Idaho Registered Agent.co, ID Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing.

Related pages

What foreign registration costs by state for all 50 states Best foreign registration services for anyone How we rank your options

Where we looked

  1. Idaho yearly filing: Annual report traces back to legislature.idaho.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  2. Idaho Code § 30-25-201 traces back to legislature.idaho.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  3. Idaho formation fee: Filing fee traces back to sos.idaho.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  4. Idaho formation fee: Filing fee traces back to legislature.idaho.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  5. Idaho registered agent statute traces back to legislature.idaho.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  6. Idaho Secretary of State, Foreign traces back to archive.sos.idaho.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  7. Idaho Secretary of State, business traces back to sos.idaho.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  8. Idaho Code 30-21-505, activities that traces back to legislature.idaho.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  9. Idaho Code 30-21-213, annual report traces back to legislature.idaho.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  10. Withdrawal of Foreign Registration Statement traces back to archive.sos.idaho.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  11. Idaho Code 30-21-502, registration to traces back to legislature.idaho.gov; we looked in November 2026.
  12. On November 13, 2026 the Idaho Registered Agent.co pricing page page said this
  13. On November 13, 2026 the ID Registered Agent.org pricing page page said this
  14. On November 13, 2026 the Mainstay Filing Idaho service page page said this