Idaho § 72-1352A

§ 72-1352A.

corporate officers - exemption from coverage - notification - reinstatement. (1) A corporation that is a public company, other than those covered in sections 72-1316A , 72-1322D and 72-1349C , Idaho Code, may elect to exempt from coverage pursuant to this chapter any bona fide corporate officer who is voluntarily elected or voluntarily appointed in accordance with the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation, is a shareholder of the corporation, exercises substantial control in the daily management of the corporation and whose primary responsibilities do not include the performance of manual labor.

(2) A corporation that is not a public company, other than those covered in sections 72-1316A , 72-1322D and 72-1349C , Idaho Code, may elect to exempt from coverage pursuant to this chapter any bona fide corporate officer, without regard to the corporate officer’s performance of manual labor, if the corporate officer is a shareholder of the corporation, voluntarily agrees to be exempted from coverage and exercises substantial control in the daily management of the corporation.

(3) For purposes of this section, a "public company" is a corporation that has a class of shares registered with the federal securities and exchange commission pursuant to section 12 or 15 of the securities and exchange act of 1934 or section 8 of the investment company act of 1940, or any successor statute.

(4) To make the election, a corporation with qualifying corporate officers pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) of this section must register with the department each qualifying corporate officer it elects to exempt from coverage. The registration must be in a format prescribed by the department and be signed and dated by the corporate officer being exempted from coverage. Registration forms received and approved by the department by March 31 of the first year of the election shall be effective January 1 of that year and shall remain in effect for at least two (2) consecutive calendar years.

(5) A newly formed corporation with qualifying corporate officers pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall register with the department each corporate officer it elects to exempt within forty-five (45) calendar days after submitting its Idaho business registration form to the department as required by section 72-1337 , Idaho Code. The registration must be in a format prescribed by the department and be signed and dated by the corporate officer being exempted from coverage. Registration forms received and approved by the department shall become effective as of the date the Idaho business registration form was submitted to the department and shall remain in effect for at least two (2) consecutive calendar years.

(6) A corporation may elect to reinstate coverage for one (1) or more corporate officers previously exempted pursuant to this section. Reinstatement requires written notice from the corporation to the department in a format prescribed by the department. Reinstatement requests received by the department on or before March 31 shall become effective January 1 of the current calendar year if at least two (2) consecutive calendar years have passed since the date of the exemption.

(7) A corporate officer’s exemption is in effect until revoked or terminated upon the corporate officer’s failure to satisfy the election criteria. It is the responsibility of the corporation to notify the department in writing in a format required by the department when an exempt corporate officer no longer meets the election criteria. A corporation is responsible for any taxes, penalties, and interest due after the date the exemption is terminated or should have been terminated.

(8) For purposes of this chapter:

(a) "Bona fide corporate officer" means an individual empowered in good faith by stockholders or directors, in accordance with the corporation’s articles of incorporation or bylaws, to discharge the duties of a corporate officer.

(b) A person exercises substantial control in the daily management of the corporation when the person makes managerial decisions for the corporation, including, without limitation, the authority to hire and fire and to direct other’s activities in the corporation and the responsibility to account for and pay taxes or debts incurred by the corporation.

[72-1352A, added 2011, ch. 82, sec. 2, p. 173; am. 2012, ch. 165, sec. 1, p. 446; am. 2020, ch. 143, sec. 3, p. 441; am. 2025, ch. 29, sec. 25, p. 134.]