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Class session 2 · Idaho

Idaho Registered Agent Class (2026): 6 Assignments and the 3 Best Agents

Graded for 2026, the best help with getting a registered agent in Idaho comes from Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), Idaho Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) and ID Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), in that order. 6 assignments cover the rule, who is eligible, the address test and the filing.

Taught by the Formation Class faculty

Class overview

Is a registered agent required?Yeslegislature.idaho.gov (page read October 2026)
Agent price range$99 to $149 a yearPosted prices
Annual reportNo feelegislature.idaho.gov (page read October 2026)
Assignments6In order

What this class teaches

  • What Idaho requires of a registered agent
  • Who can act as agent
  • How to name or swap the agent
  • How the picks compare

Idaho: the graded services

Tuition over three years leads, then homework done, year-two tuition, Idaho fit and readable fees (grading page).
Class favorite

1. Mainstay Filing: best for owners planning to grow

$149 yearly, the same at renewal

Mainstay Filing gets first place, and the reason is that $149 a year from one provider, including for states you add later.

Three years here run $150 higher than at Idaho Registered Agent.co, with more of the work done in return.

Covered by the tuition

  • A Idaho street address for the record
  • Scans of papers served on the company, free and on the same business day
  • Three government letters a year are scanned free
  • Also serves nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

Strengths

  • Good in every state
  • $149 per year

Weak spots

  • Costs $50 extra every year
  • Report filing needs the formation package
Idaho specialist

2. Idaho Registered Agent.co: best for one-state companies

$99 yearly, the same at renewal

Idaho Registered Agent.co lands in second place: $99 a year, with scanned copies of served papers placed in an online account.

Covered by the tuition

  • A Idaho address for the registered office
  • Served papers are scanned into your account

Strengths

  • Yearly price below the national pick
  • $99 a year, same at renewal

Weak spots

  • Idaho only; each other state needs its own agent
  • Annual report is left out of the price
Idaho specialist

3. ID Registered Agent.org: best for an in-state mailing address

$99 yearly, the same at renewal

ID Registered Agent.org lands in third place: $99 a year, with scanned copies of served papers placed in an online account.

It lists the same prices as Idaho Registered Agent.co.

Covered by the tuition

  • A Idaho address for the registered office
  • Served papers are scanned into your account

Strengths

  • Yearly price below the national pick
  • $99 a year, same at renewal

Weak spots

  • Idaho only; each other state needs its own agent
  • Annual report is left out of the price

3 services, side by side

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Idaho Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Idaho Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3ID Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit ID Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices come from each company's own site, read November 13, 2026. Idaho charges the same either way.

How a Idaho agent gets set up

  1. Assignment
    1

    Start with the rule

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

    Textbook page: legislature.idaho.gov (page read October 2026)

  2. Assignment
    2

    See who may act

    An Idaho resident, or a business entity authorized to do business in Idaho. An assumed business name (DBA) cannot serve. (Idaho Code § 30-21-404)

  3. Assignment
    3

    Pick an address that complies

    The address has to be a physical street address in Idaho. P.O. boxes and commercial mailboxes are not accepted.

    Each service in this class provides the in-state address.

  4. Assignment
    4

    Be your own agent or hire one

    Qualify and you can serve yourself. A professional from the grade list runs $99 to $149 per year.

  5. Assignment
    5

    Get the agent listed publicly

    A new company names its agent when it files the Certificate of Organization Limited Liability Company; replacing the agent later takes another filing with the Idaho Secretary of State.

    Textbook page: legislature.idaho.gov (page read October 2026)

  6. Assignment
    6

    Update when things change

    Hand in the annual report on time (no fee, last day of the entity's anniversary month) and the agent record stays correct.

    Textbook page: legislature.idaho.gov (page read October 2026)

The bill

What forPaid toCost
A professional agentThe service$99 to $149 a year
From year twoThe service$99 to $149 a year
Annual reportThe stateNo fee
Anything paid to Idaho is an official fee you can look up on the pages listed below. The three-year row combines the filing, two later reports and a minimum tax where there is one, and service prices are not part of it.

Why Mainstay Filing is first

On homework the price does (34% of the grade) came out on top, with close behind.

Idaho Registered Agent.co costs less, but reach across states won the higher grade.

Idaho pop quiz

Does Idaho require every LLC to have a registered agent?

Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Can I be my own registered agent?

Yes, if you pass the eligibility and address tests in assignments 2 and 3.

Can I change my registered agent later?

Yes. A switch takes a change filing at the Idaho Secretary of State (assignment 5).

What does a registered agent cost in Idaho?

The graded agents charge $99 to $149 a year.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

Yearly it is the annual report, which has no fee.

Which registered agent would you choose?

The grade order is Mainstay Filing, Idaho Registered Agent.co and ID Registered Agent.org, and Mainstay Filing is first since an agent fee of $149 a year that holds across all fifty states.

Keep learning

Textbook pages and extra reading

  1. Study tip for Idaho yearly filing: Annual report: due date, official: everything above comes from legislature.idaho.gov, which we reread in October 2026. Open it and follow along.
  2. Study tip for Idaho Code § 30-25-201: everything above comes from legislature.idaho.gov, which we reread in August 2026. Open it and follow along.
  3. Study tip for Idaho formation fee: Filing fee, official source: everything above comes from sos.idaho.gov, which we reread in October 2026. Open it and follow along.
  4. Study tip for Idaho formation fee: Filing fee, official source: everything above comes from legislature.idaho.gov, which we reread in October 2026. Open it and follow along.
  5. Study tip for Idaho registered agent statute: everything above comes from legislature.idaho.gov, which we reread in October 2026. Open it and follow along.
  6. Tuition figures from Mainstay Filing (Idaho service page), November 13, 2026
  7. Tuition figures from Idaho Registered Agent.co (pricing page), November 13, 2026
  8. Tuition figures from ID Registered Agent.org (pricing page), November 13, 2026