Forming an Idaho LLC in 2026 runs through the Idaho Secretary of State: a $100 filing fee, an annual report that carries no filing fee, and a flat 5.8% state income tax on pass-through profit. Idaho lists members or managers on the public record, so a founder who wants ownership hidden forms a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualifies into Idaho. Anonymousllc.co forms an Idaho LLC for $397 all-in and runs the filing, EIN, and banking from one WhatsApp thread.
An Idaho LLC is operational in 5-10 business days end-to-end. The Idaho Secretary of State accepts the Articles of Organization within 1-3 business days, the EIN follows in 1-7 days, and bank approval lands 8-10 days after the EIN. Anonymousllc.co runs the steps in parallel. Day 0 is a 5-minute WhatsApp intake, and the Articles are filed the same day. The moment the state stamp arrives, the EIN application starts, and bank applications go to four or five partner banks at once so approval never waits on a single institution. At the end of the timeline the founder holds the stamped Articles of Organization, an Idaho operating agreement, the EIN confirmation letter, and confirmations from the banks. Each milestone is confirmed on WhatsApp as it clears, so the founder tracks progress without chasing the Secretary of State or the IRS.
Search the Idaho Secretary of State business database and confirm the name is distinguishable from every existing entity. The name must contain "Limited Liability Company", "LLC", or "L.L.C." Anonymousllc.co runs the name check and prepares two or three backup names before filing, so a rejected first choice never delays the paperwork. The name locks the moment the Articles of Organization are accepted. Idaho offers a separate name reservation for founders who want to hold a name before they file, but standard formation does not require it.
Idaho Articles of Organization list the LLC name, the registered agent and Idaho registered office address, the principal mailing address, and the governing authority (members or managers). Idaho discloses that governing authority on the public record. This is the difference between Idaho and the four anonymous states: the Idaho filing names the people who run the company. Articles are filed online with the Idaho Secretary of State for a $100 state fee and accepted within 1-3 business days. Idaho does not offer statutory series LLCs, so each entity is a standalone filing.
An Idaho LLC costs $397 all-in through Anonymousllc.co: a $297 service fee plus the $100 Idaho state filing fee. That single price covers the state filing, registered agent for year one, an Idaho operating agreement, the EIN, and four to five US bank applications. Year two onward, the recurring cost is the $100/year registered agent, because Idaho charges no fee for the annual report. State income tax applies separately at 5.8% on pass-through profit. Add-on services are priced apart: EIN $99, ITIN $299, BOI $150 per report.
No. Idaho requires members or managers to appear on public state records, so an Idaho LLC does not hide ownership on its own. A registered agent keeps a home address off the filing, but the governing people stay public. A founder whose priority is privacy forms a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC, where members and managers never appear on the state record, and foreign-qualifies that entity into Idaho when local operations require it. Anonymousllc.co structures this path so the anonymous parent owns the Idaho registration. The Anonymous LLC service is $397 all-in through the Wyoming flagship. In that structure the Idaho registration lists the anonymous Wyoming or New Mexico LLC as the member, so the Idaho public record points back to another anonymous entity rather than to a person. Wyoming and New Mexico are two of the four US states that keep owners off the state record, and New Mexico adds no annual report and no annual fee at $347 all-in.
Idaho levies a flat 5.8% personal income tax on profit that passes through the LLC to its owners. By federal default a single-member LLC is a disregarded entity and a multi-member LLC is a partnership, so profit is taxed on the owners' returns. An LLC can elect S-corporation treatment by filing IRS Form 2553, which shields the reasonable-salary portion of income from the 15.3% self-employment tax. That election earns its keep once net income clears the $40,000-$60,000 range. Non-resident owners with no US effectively connected income owe no US income tax but file a Form 5472 information return. Idaho conforms to the federal classification, so the same pass-through profit taxed on the federal return is taxed on the owners' Idaho return at 5.8%. Idaho charges no separate LLC franchise tax, which keeps the state's ongoing tax cost to that single income-tax rate.
Idaho requires one annual report each year, due by the end of the LLC's formation anniversary month, and charges no filing fee for it. The report confirms the registered agent, principal office, and governing authority. Missing the deadline moves the LLC out of good standing and, if the lapse continues, leads to administrative dissolution that can retroactively void the liability shield. Anonymousllc.co tracks the anniversary date and files the report each year as part of registered agent service, so the entity stays compliant without the owner watching the calendar. Idaho's free report is one of the lightest annual obligations among US states, since there is no fee and no franchise tax attached to it. The recurring cost of an Idaho LLC is the $100/year registered agent plus the 5.8% income tax on Idaho-sourced profit.
Every Idaho LLC must list a registered agent with a physical Idaho street address to receive legal service and state mail. A PO Box does not satisfy the requirement. Anonymousllc.co provides Idaho registered agent service at $100/year, included for year one in the formation package. The agent forwards state notices and any legal service the same day it arrives and keeps the founder's home address off the public filing. Details are on the /idaho-registered-agent/ page.
Yes. Idaho does not file the operating agreement with the state, but every US bank requires it to open an account and courts examine it in liability disputes. It proves who owns and controls the LLC. Anonymousllc.co includes an Idaho-specific operating agreement with every formation package. It sets ownership percentages, management structure, capital contributions, profit distribution, and transfer rules. A single-member LLC needs one too: without it, the liability shield is weaker and banks decline the account.
Yes. Non-US residents form Idaho LLCs without an SSN, ITIN, or visa, and never need to visit the United States. Idaho places no citizenship or residency condition on LLC ownership. Anonymousllc.co files the Articles, obtains the EIN by fax as third-party designee in 5-7 days, provides the Idaho registered agent and address, and submits US bank applications remotely. The founder handles the entire process from abroad over WhatsApp. A non-resident who also wants privacy pairs the Idaho registration with a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous parent.
5-minute WhatsApp intake. 5-10 day turnaround.