2025 fees Idaho Secretary of State Rank #12 of 51

LLC Costs in Idaho (ID)

$225 all-in for your first year - $100 to file, Free annual report, plus a registered agent. Idaho is $158 (41%) cheaper than the national average for first-year LLC costs.

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Idaho requires an annual report but charges no fee for it. This makes Idaho one of the most affordable states for long-term LLC maintenance.

Updated 2025 · Source: Idaho Secretary of State

Lower periodic report fee

Lower periodic report fee. No Annual Report Fee at Free sits in the cheaper third of report fees among states that still charge one. Idaho's first-year total of $225 (#12 of 51) folds in filing, registered agent and the No Annual Report Fee. Fees are those published by the Idaho Secretary of State; registered agent is a $125/yr market-rate line, not a vendor quote.

According to the Idaho Secretary of State fee schedule; registered agent normalized at $125/yr. See methodology. How we calculate →

$100
One-time filing fee
$0 /yr
Annual report
$225
First-year total
#12 of 51
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)

State LLC fee schedule strip

Fee strip ID · Idaho SOS FY 2026 · rank #12

Idaho · FY 2026 · 5-7 business days · no pub

  • PROC Online filing
  • PROC sos.idaho.gov
  • PROC 5-7 business days
  • PROC +$40 expedite
  • PROC near Ohio
  • PROC 41% below avg

Cheap-third stack: stamps derive from this state's Secretary of State fee schedule, not a recommendation of where to form. Read with where this cheap-third stack ranks → · All 51 SOS fee rows →

1. Michigan$2002. Ohio$2243. Idaho$2254. Iowa$2355. South Carolina$2356. Oklahoma$250
1. Michigan$2002. Ohio$2243. Idaho$2254. Iowa$2355. South Carolina$2356. Oklahoma$250
First-year SOS-fee total for Idaho and nearest-cost peers. Source: each Secretary of State + 51-row aggregate.

Cost vs. speed: where Idaho sits among all 51 filing offices

Idaho delivers both: below-average cost and a 6-business-day turnaround faster than the national median. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by First-year cost ($) (X) and Processing time (business days) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Slow & expensiveCheap but slowFast but priceyFast & cheap $0$500$1,000$1,500 0d10d20d30d First-year cost ($) Processing time (business days) Cost vs. speed: where Idaho sits among all 51 filing offices
Idaho delivers both: below-average cost and a 6-business-day turnaround faster than the national median.
Idaho delivers both: below-average cost and a 6-business-day turnaround faster than the national median. National median processing time: 6 business days; national average first-year cost: $383. Source: each state's Secretary of State published processing-time guidance + the 51-row SOS fee aggregate.

How the cheap-third $225 stack breaks down

How your $225 first-year total breaks down Registered agent is still the largest piece (56%) even though Idaho sits in the cheaper third overall.
  • State filing fee $100
  • Registered agent $125
Cost Item Amount
State Filing Fee $100
No Annual Report Fee Free
Registered Agent $125/yr
Expedited Filing (optional) $40
Total, First Year $225

Ongoing tax burden after formation

Idaho's effective property tax rate of 0.49% ranks among the lowest nationally (#7 of 51 lowest), a bigger long-run factor than the $225 formation cost above for any LLC that owns real estate.

Corporate income tax
5.8%
5.8% corporate tax rate, #24 of 51 lowest nationally
Effective property tax rate
0.49%
Of assessed property value, per year

Sources: Tax Foundation state corporate tax rates, Census ACS effective property tax rates.

Fee check: Verify current LLC fees with the Idaho Secretary of State at https://sos.idaho.gov. Not legal or tax advice.

Idaho LLC quick facts (cheap third)

Filing Fee $100
Annual Report $0 /yr
Processing Time 5-7 business days
Expedited $40 → Same business day
Online Filing Available
First-Year Total $225
File with Idaho SOS

Similar Cost States

Arizona $175 Mississippi $175 Missouri $175 New Mexico $175

Still-cheaper peers

ID already sits in the cheapest third, but these states still undercut it on first-year SOS fees:

Utah $197 Michigan $200 Ohio $224

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Report a data error on this page.

Sources used on this page
  • Idaho Secretary of State - LLC filing fee, annual-report requirement, and processing time. sos.idaho.gov
  • Federation of Tax Administrators - cross-check of state fee and tax figures. taxadmin.org
LLC fees and requirements sourced from the Idaho Secretary of State. See our methodology for details.

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