Colorado

Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Colorado Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

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

Colorado vs Iowa: the paperwork

	Colorado formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	No fee	$100 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Colorado companies register with Iowa

We prepare and file Form 635_0110A
It lists us as your Iowa registered agent, next to your Colorado name and formation date. If Iowa wants the Colorado certificate, it is ordered first. Once Iowa approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

Will your Colorado name work for Iowa?

If Iowa's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Colorado company. We search Iowa's records for Colorado's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Iowa agent and the Colorado one

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and Colorado

Colorado wants the Periodic Report every year ($25); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Iowa

An LLC formed in Colorado files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Colorado

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Iowa certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Colorado owners ask about Iowa

Does my Colorado company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Colorado corporation in Iowa?

$299 at checkout; Iowa may also want Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Colorado name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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