Idaho Registered Agent
To register your business with the Idaho Secretary of State, you will need to choose a registered agent. You can be your own registered agent to save a few bucks, but the kicker is that your registered agent’s name and address is listed on the public record. Rather keep your personal info private? Hire a professional. When you choose Northwest as your registered agent, you get instant service, Privacy by Default®, local experts, and more.
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$125 a Year Every Year
Northwest is the choice of professionals for registered agent service.
- Same-Day Scans, Instant Notifications
- Privacy by Default®
- Business Address
- Instant Domain, Website, Email & Business Phone
What Is an Idaho Registered Agent?
A registered agent is a company or person who accepts legal and state mail on behalf of your business. Your registered agent can be you, someone within your business, or a third party such as a registered agent company. In other words, your registered agent’s address acts as the official place where any official mail for your Idaho business will be sent.
Per Idaho Statute 30-21-404, a registered agent must:
- accept legal documents and official mail on behalf of your business in Idaho and get them to you fast
- have a physical address (no P.O. Boxes) in the state of Idaho where they can accept legal documents (service of process) and official mail, like tax notices
- keep normal business hours (9 AM to 5 PM)
That’s not all a registered agent can do. At Northwest, we go above and beyond for our customers to ensure top speed, security, privacy, and support.
State law requires all registered businesses in Idaho to appoint a local registered agent. The state will reject your business formation documents if you don’t appoint a registered agent.
Hiring a registered agent is worth it because it protects your privacy, keeps your legal processes organized, and gives you local support.
You should hire us first and then form your LLC or corporation. The Secretary of State’s Corporations Division will reject your business registration filing if you don’t already have a registered agent. You’ll find all the forms and instructions you need to complete your filing instantly after you place an order.
Serving a registered agent is legal proof of notification. Whether you receive the documents your Idaho registered agent signs for or not, once they accept the documents, you’ve legally been notified. This is a serious responsibility and we don’t take it lightly. Here’s how it works:
- A process server, the county sheriff, or any third party will walk into our Post Falls office and hands us the documents (service of process), and then we sign for them.
- The process server then gives an affidavit (a receipt of service) to the court which states that they served us.
- If you’ve hired us, long before the server hands in their affidavit to the court, you’ve received your documents, because we scanned them to your online account within minute of having been served.
How Do I Change My Idaho Registered Agent?
It’s easy to change your registered agent in Idaho.
- File a change of agent form with the Idaho Secretary of State.
- If you place an order with us, the form will be available instantly.
It’s a simple process, but for more info, see our change your Idaho registered agent page.
Yes you can act as your own registered agent, but this means you would be the person designated to accept all official mail on behalf of your business, including service of process. You’ll also have to maintain regular business hours (9 AM to 5 PM) at the address you list.
Being your own registered agent in Idaho can save you money, but when you serve as your own registered agent, your name and address become part of Idaho’s public record. That’s not the best way to keep your name and address out of the public eye.
Why Northwest Is the Best Registered Agent in Idaho
Our ID Registered Agent Service includes the tools you need to keep your business running without a hitch. When you hire Northwest as your registered agent, you get:
- Same-Day scans, instant notifications: We accept and scan your docs at our local Idaho office the same day. We notify you instantly and reach out to you if your essential mail goes unread.
- Privacy by Default®: For every client and every service, we minimize the exposure of and access to your personal data. We never sell your data. We list our own business address on public docs to better keep your personal info safe. Our commitment to privacy puts our clients first.
- Free limited mail forwarding: As your registered agent, we automatically accept and scan your state and legal mail. Sometimes, however, we receive personal or business mail from clients or companies trying to connect with your business. We’ll accept and scan these for you as well—up to five documents a year FREE. We’ll also scan additional mail at a per doc rate of $15.
- Unlimited mail forwarding: Expecting much more business mail? For $20 a month, we also offer unlimited Idaho mail forwarding. Our unlimited option includes an Idaho business address with a unique suite number—great for listing on your website, establishing a business presence, or giving a home or online business a more professional appearance. We even accept Amazon Verification Cards, but we can not be your Amazon return address since our offices aren’t equip to hold anything beyond regular sized mail.
- Corporate Guides®: Have questions? We have answers. Our guides are business experts whose sole job is to provide phone and email support for all your toughest business questions.
If you’re ready for more, Northwest can help. We provide more than just legal services. We’ve got everything you need to turn your business plan from a to-do list to a customer-facing, money-making machine.
Want to get your business in front of eyes across the world? Claim your custom domain name. When you tack on website hosting, we’ll get you an expert-built website, hosted and secured by us.
Want to start talking to suppliers, advertisers, customers, and more? Set up business email addresses and a separate business phone number so you can protect your data and keep your communication professional.
We accept and scan all of our Idaho clients’ documents on-site at our registered office in Post Falls, ID.
Yes! If you own an LLC or corporation in Idaho, you’ll need to file your Idaho Annual Report each year. As part of our registered agent service, we’ll not only send you a reminder, but we’ll give you the form you need to file and instructions on how to file it.
Yes! We’re the only national registered agent service that helps keep your information private by allowing you to list our address instead of yours on ALL state formation documents..
We don’t want all of your business’ mail, but we do want to help if we can. If you don’t have a lease at our address, the postal service might not deliver your mail.
As your registered agent in Idaho, things come directly to us—Northwest Registered Agent Service Inc.—care of you. If we do receive any mail for you, we’ll scan it to you in real time, in minutes.
How to Order Registered Agent Service
You sign up online, clicking on one of the buttons or links that says “HIRE US.”
We collect the first year’s fee for registered agent service up front.
For new businesses, once your business registration filing with the Idaho Secretary of State is complete, we’ll become your Idaho business’s registered agent.
About a year later, we’ll send an invoice for another year of Idaho Registered Agent Service. If you want to keep using us, great; if you don’t, you can easily cancel.
It’s easy to add registered agent services in other states if your business expands. We have offices in every state. We don’t farm out work (or your info) to other companies—wherever you are, WE are your registered agent.
We make your account a real go-to resource for you, not just for registered agent service or paying a bill but for keeping up with Idaho corporate paperwork formalities like the Idaho Annual Report.
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