What's the real cost of starting one?
$100 if you file yourself, and $199 more if a service does it.
Three years of state fees will cost you $100. check it at legislature.idaho.gov, October 2026
What goes to the state to form the LLC?
You send the Certificate of Organization Limited Liability Company to the Idaho Secretary of State, and that single filing starts your LLC.
Where the law says so: Idaho Code § 30-25-201. Expected wait: About 7 to 10 days. check it at legislature.idaho.gov, October 2026
Will the state make me name a registered agent?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
An Idaho resident, or a business entity authorized to do business in Idaho. An assumed business name (DBA) cannot serve.
check it at legislature.idaho.gov, October 2026
Does the state bill me later on?
The annual report costs nothing and comes due every year. The due date, per the state, is last day of the entity's anniversary month; put it on your calendar.
check it at legislature.idaho.gov, October 2026
Do I have to pay a service at all?
Sure. Skip the service and you'd pay the state $100 over three years.
Expect $397 to $597 over three years if you hire.
How did you decide the order?
ID Registered Agent.org is strongest on cost across three years, which counts for 33% of our score.
33% of the score is cost across three years, 31% is work taken off your hands, and three smaller checks split ties.
Picking ID Registered Agent.org over Mainstay Filing keeps $200 in your pocket across three years.
How we pick