Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

Iowa registers a corporation from Connecticut as a foreign corporation on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Connecticut records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Connecticut and Iowa side by side

	Connecticut formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$80	$100 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with Iowa

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

Will your Connecticut name work for Iowa?

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

Agents: Iowa and Connecticut

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

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Iowa

Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($150); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Iowa

An LLC formed in Connecticut files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Connecticut

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $385 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Iowa

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Iowa registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Connecticut's report ($150) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Connecticut name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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