There are many companies that do business in the state of Idaho and each has a unique Business Name for their Idaho Company.

If you have an idea for a Business, the Name of your Idaho Company can be very important for a number of reasons.  The right Name for your Idaho Company can increase sales and make your Idaho Business more credible.

Reserving a name for your Idaho Company could reduce the processing time for your application to form an Idaho Corporation or LLC with the Idaho Secretary of State.

Idaho Company Name Reservation protects a Business Name by giving the owner exclusive rights to the use of that Company Name during the time the Idaho Company is being organized and afterward while doing Business in the state of Idaho.

We can Reserve your Idaho Company Name with the Idaho Secretary of State for only $29 + Idaho state fees.

We will check to make sure that your Idaho Company Name is available and conforms to all state of Idaho Business Naming regulations.

You can easily Reserve an Idaho Company Name by choosing one of the Idaho Business Type options in the Idaho Company Name Reservation Cost Estimator just to the right; then clicking on the Order Form link.

Please note that the availability of an Idaho Company Name can change at any time so if you're worried that someone else may snatch your Idaho Company Name you might want to Reserve that Idaho Company Name online today.

You need to use an Idaho Company Name which is not the same or too similar to the Business Name of any other entity operating in the state of Idaho.  The Idaho Secretary of State will not approve an Idaho Company Name which is so similar to another Idaho Company Name (Corporation or LLC) as to be likely to be mistaken for it.

Your Idaho Company Name can identify the type of products and/or services your Idaho Corporation or Idaho LLC will provide; or it may be the name of the founder; or it can be a combination of the two or even something else.

In any case, the Idaho Company Name that you choose must be distinguishable from the name of any other registered Idaho Business entity and the name must also be different from any Reserved Company Names on record with the Idaho Secretary of State.  Your Idaho Company Name must not imply that it was formed for a purpose other than that stated in your formation documents and your Idaho Company Name must not be a name that is likely to mislead the public.

If you are planning on starting an Idaho Corporation then your name must include the words "Incorporated", "Corporation", "Inc." or "Corp.".  If you are planning on starting an Idaho LLC then your name must include the words "LLC" or "Limited Liability Company".

Here are some general guidelines to keep in mind when you come up with your Idaho Company Name:

• Your Idaho Company Name must include only English letters and numbers or Roman numerals.
• Punctuation DOES NOT make Idaho Company Names distinguishable from each other.
  For example, "A.B.C., Inc." is not distinguishable from "ABC, Inc."
• Plural forms of the same word DO NOT make the Idaho Company Names distinguishable from each other.
• A suffix added to a word or any other deviation from or derivative of the same word DOES NOT make Idaho Company Names distinguishable from each other.
• Idaho Company Names are NOT DISTINGUISHABLE if the only difference is the abbreviation of a word in the name.  For example, "ID Auto Store, Inc." is not distinguishable from "Idaho Auto Store, Inc."
• Idaho Company Names are NOT DISTINGUISHABLE if the only difference is a phonetic spelling of the same word.  For example, "Boyz, Inc." is not distinguishable from "Boys, Inc."

It's important to choose a good name for your Idaho Business because if you want to change it after you form your Idaho Company you will have to file amended formation documents with the Idaho Secretary of State (and pay a fee).

Exclusive rights gives the person who Reserved a Company Name for an Idaho Business the exclusive right to the use of that name.

An exclusive right means that no one else may use the Idaho Company Name which you Reserved for your Idaho Business.  This includes both the time during which you are forming your Idaho Corporation or LLC and afterward when you are doing Business in the state of Idaho.

To find out how much it will cost to Reserve an Idaho Company Name, choose an Idaho Company Option on one of the Idaho Company Name Reservation Cost Calculators on this web page.  The total cost will be displayed automatically.

Processing times for new Idaho Company Name Reservations vary depending on the work load of the Secretary of State's staff.  We've found that normal processing of a new Idaho Company Name Reservation takes the state around 7-10 business days.

We are dependent on, and have no control over, the staff and systems of the Idaho Secretary of State.

In our experience 7-10 business days is the time it usually takes the Idaho Secretary of State to process a new Idaho Company Name Reservation.  We get your Idaho Company Reservation request to the ID Secretary of State ASAP.  Once it is at the state we have no control over the new Idaho Company Name approval process.

Once you Reserve a Name for your Idaho Company it is valid for 4 months.  You must file your Idaho Business formation documents (Articles of Incorporation for new Corporations or Articles of Organization for new LLCs) with the Idaho Secretary of State within that time period.

If you don't use the Idaho Company Name which you have Reserved you can Reserve it again unless some other Idaho Business has Reserved the Name before you do.

If you are ready to Reserve an Idaho Company Name Online now, simply fill in the Company Name Reservation Order Form below and press the Place Order button. If you have any questions you can call us at 855-771-2477 or email us at CorpServices@AllBizDocs.com.