Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

A corporation formed in Alaska that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Alaska records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Alaska vs Iowa: the paperwork

	Alaska formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	January 2 of the filing year	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Alaska companies register with Iowa

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

Your Alaska name and Iowa's rules

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

Your Iowa agent and the Alaska one

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Iowa

An LLC formed in Alaska files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10)). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Iowa into Alaska

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Alaska files Form 08-414 with $350 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Alaska to Iowa

Does my Alaska company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Alaska corporation in Iowa?

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

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Alaska name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($60), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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