Alabama

Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Alabama Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

Iowa registers a corporation from Alabama as a foreign corporation on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Alabama records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Alabama and Iowa side by side

	Alabama formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due		April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

From Alabama to Iowa, step by step

We prepare and file Form 635_0110A
It names us as your Iowa registered agent, with your Alabama name and formation date. If Iowa wants the Alabama certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Alabama corporation is registered with Iowa.

Will your Alabama name work for Iowa?

If another Iowa company uses the Alabama name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Iowa's records for Alabama's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Iowa and Alabama

Alabama and Iowa both call it a registered agent. Iowa papers come to us; Alabama's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Alabama and Iowa

Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year; Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Iowa

An LLC formed in Alabama files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Alabama

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Alabama to Iowa

Does my Alabama company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Iowa registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Iowa calls it registration for Alabama corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Iowa registration cost?

$299 at checkout; Iowa may also want Alabama's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alabama registered agent stays, and ours covers Iowa for year one.

Will Iowa accept my Alabama name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Alabama name at home.

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($60), and the original keeps Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT).

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

Alabama companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Iowa's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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