Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Idaho Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

Iowa registers a corporation from Idaho as a foreign corporation on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Idaho records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Idaho and Iowa each ask for

	Idaho formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, 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 Idaho registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

From Idaho to Iowa, step by step

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

Will your Idaho name work for Iowa?

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

Your Iowa agent and the Idaho one

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

Staying in good standing in Idaho and Iowa

Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Iowa

An LLC formed in Idaho files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Idaho

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Idaho to Iowa

Does my Idaho company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Iowa registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Idaho's report (no fee) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Idaho name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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