Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

California Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

Iowa registers a corporation from California as a foreign corporation on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for California's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your California records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

California and Iowa side by side

	California formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Iowa registered agent

From California to Iowa, step by step

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

Your California name and Iowa's rules

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

Your Iowa agent and the California one

Iowa calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. Iowa papers come to us; California's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Iowa and California

California wants the Statement of Information (Form SI-550) every year ($25); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, California to Iowa

An LLC formed in California files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Iowa company in California

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with California files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: California to Iowa

Does my California company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Iowa registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for California and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($25) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Iowa for year one.

Will Iowa accept my California name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($60), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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