Hawaii

Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

A corporation formed in Hawaii that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Hawaii records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Hawaii and Iowa side by side

	Hawaii formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with Iowa

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

Will your Hawaii name work for Iowa?

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

Your Iowa agent and the Hawaii one

Hawaii and Iowa both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Hawaii; ours takes Iowa's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Iowa and Hawaii

Hawaii wants the Annual Report every year ($15); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Iowa

An LLC formed in Hawaii files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to Iowa

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Hawaii's report ($15) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Hawaii name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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