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PLEASE NOTE: Business Filings are currently being processed approximately 15-20 days from the date of filing. View our processed-through dates.

Business Forms

Most business filings can be completed online at sosbiz.idaho.gov. Filing online is the fastest option and avoids the additional $20 manual processing fee required for paper submissions.

Filing By Mail or In-Person

To file forms by mail or in-person, forms are available for download below.

Paper submissions require an additional $20 manual processing fee and forms submitted without the fee will be rejected.

Before You Download a Form

  • Some filings may be eligible for expedited service. If available, expedited service options will be listed on page 2 of the form.
  • Paper annual report forms are available by request only. Contact our office to have a form mailed to you or to arrange pickup.
  • Completed paper forms may be mailed or hand delivered to the Secretary of State’s Office.
  • Paper reinstatement filings are available only for Idaho entities and.are available by request only. Contact our office to have a form mailed to you or to arrange pickup.

Questions?

Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for more information on all things business.

Available Paper Forms

Change a business mailing address

Statement of Change of Business Mailing Address

$20 (manual processing fee)

Change a registered agent or office

Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent, or Both

$20 (manual processing fee)

Reserve a business name for a period of four months

Application for Reservation of Legal Entity Name

$20 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$40 Total

Reserve an out-of-state corporate name

Application for Registration of Corporate Name or Renewal of Name Registration

Use this form if your corporation is not doing business in Idaho but you want to reserve your corporate name in the state.

New Registration:

$5 (per month remaining in the calendar year)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$25 – 80 Total

Renewal (October 1 – December 31):

$60 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$80 Total

Add-on Fees:

$40 (Expedited service)   or   $100 (Same-day service)

Domestic Profit Corporations

Start a corporation

Articles of Incorporation – General Business

$100 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$120 Total

Amend a corporation

Articles of Amendment – General Business

$30 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$50 Total

Dissolve a corporation

Articles of Dissolution – General Business

$20 (manual processing fee)

Dissolve a corporation before beginning operations

Articles of Dissolution Prior to Issuing Shares or Commencing Business

$20 (manual processing fee)

Domestic Nonprofit Corporations

Start a nonprofit corporation

Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation

$100 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$120 Total

Amend a nonprofit corporation

Nonprofit Articles of Amendment

$30 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$50 Total

Dissolve a nonprofit corporation

Nonprofit Articles of Dissolution

$20 (manual processing fee)

Note: If you plan to apply for federal tax-exempt status under IRS Section 501(c)(3), your articles of incorporation must contain specific language required by the IRS. See The Life Cycle of a Public Charity for more information.

Domestic Professional Service Corporations

Start a professional corporation

Articles of Incorporation – Professional Business

$100 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$120 Total

Amend a professional corporation

Articles of Amendment – Professional Business

$30 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$50 Total

Dissolve a corporation

Articles of Dissolution – General Business

$20 (manual processing fee)

Dissolve a corporation before beginning operations

Articles of Dissolution Prior to Issuing Shares or Commencing Business

$20 (manual processing fee)

Start an LLC

Certificate of Organization – Limited Liability Company

$100 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$120 Total

Start a professional LLC

Certificate of Organization – Professional Limited Liability Company

For certain licensed professions, including:

  • Architecture
  • Chiropractic
  • Dentistry
  • Engineering
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Law
  • Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Optometry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Professional Geology
  • Psychology
  • Certified or Licensed Public Accountancy
  • Social Work
  • Surveying
  • Veterinary Medicine

$100 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$120 Total

Amend an LLC

Amendment to Certificate of Organization

$30 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$50 Total

Restate an LLC’s organizational documents

Restatement of Certificate of Organization

Note: The restatement form cannot be used for reinstatement of an administratively dissolved LLC.

$30 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$50 Total

Dissolve an LLC

Statement of Dissolution

$20 (manual processing fee)

Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)

Create an LLP

Statement of Qualification of Limited Liability Partnership

$100 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$120 Total

Amend or cancel an LLP

Amendment or Cancellation to Statement of Qualification

$30 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$50 Total

General Partnership

Establish partnership authority

Statement of Partnership Authority

$100 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$120 Total

Amend partnership authority

Statement of Amendment

$50 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$70 Total

Dissolve a partnership

Statement of Dissolution

$20 (manual processing fee)

Remove a partner

Statement of Dissociation

$30 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$50 Total

Contest partnership information

Statement of Denial

$30 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$50 Total

Limited Partnership

Start a limited partnership

Certificate of Limited Partnership

$100 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$120 Total

Amend a limited partnership

Amendment to Certificate or Registration of Limited Partnership

$30 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$50 Total

Restate a limited partnership

Amended and Restated Certificate of Limited Partnership

$30 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$50 Total

Terminate a limited partnership

Statement of Termination

$20 (manual processing fee)

Appoint an agent for service of process

Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Appointment of Agent for Service of Process

$30 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$50 Total

Change or end an agent appointment

Change or Termination of Registered Agent for Service of Process

$30 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$50 Total

Register an assumed business name Certificate of Assumed Business Name

$25 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$45 Total

Amend an assumed business name

Amendment of Certificate of Assumed Business Name

$10 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$30 Total

Register an out-of-state business in Idaho

Foreign Registration Statement

$100 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$120 Total

Amend a foreign registration

Amendment of Foreign Registration Statement

$30 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$50 Total

Withdraw a foreign registration Withdrawal of Foreign Registration Statement

$20 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$40 Total

Note: Foreign corporations and foreign limited partnerships must submit a Certificate of Existence (or Good Standing) from their home state.

Apply for or renew a notary commission

Notary Application or Renewal

$50 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$70 Total

Become an electronic or remote notary Authorization Application

$20 (base filing fee)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$40 Total

Update your notary information

Notary Public Commission Name or Address Change

$5 (base filing fee – no fee for mailing address change only)

$20 (manual processing fee)

$20 – $25 Total

Resign a commission or authorization

Resignation Form

$20 (manual processing fee)

Report a lost or stolen seal Lost or Stolen Notary Stamping Device

No Charge

Financing Statements

For all except farm products
  • UCC-1: UCC Financing Statement
  • UCC-1AD: UCC Financing Statement Addendum for UCC-1
  • UCC-1AP: UCC Financing Statement Additional Party for UCC-1
For farm products only
  • UCC-1F: Farm Products Financing Statement
  • UCC-1FA: Addendum for UCC-1F

Financing Statement Amendments

For all except farm products
  • UCC-3: UCC Financing Statement Amendment
  • UCC-3AD: UCC Financing Statement Amendment Addendum for UCC-3
  • UCC-3AP: UCC Financing Statement Amendment Additional Party
For farm products only
  • UCC-3F: Farm Products Financing Statement Amendment
  • UCC-3FA: Addendum for UCC-3F

Information Statements & Requests

  • UCC-4: Request for Information and Copies
  • UCC-5: Information Statement
  • UCC-11: Information Request
    [Fee for information only (2a.) is $10.00, fee for copies (2b.) is an additional $6.00]

Claim of Lien in Crops

  • SL-1: Notice of Claim of Lien in Crops
  • SL-2: Notice of Claim of Lien in Crops Addendum
  • SL-3: Release or Extension of Claim of Lien in Crops

Other UCC Forms

  • C-1 and C-2:  Notice of Lien on Agricultural Products (C1) and Notice of Discharge (C2)
  • N-1: County Medical
  • N-3: County Medical Continuation, Amendment, etc.
  • AC-1: Security Interests in Idaho Crops for Provision of Agricultural Chemicals

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