Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Illinois Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, a corporation formed in Illinois registers there on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Illinois records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Illinois and Iowa side by side

	Illinois formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	ilsos.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05), $75, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

From Illinois to Iowa, step by step

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

Will your Illinois name work for Iowa?

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

Agents: Iowa and Illinois

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

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Iowa

Illinois wants the Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) every year ($75); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Iowa

An LLC formed in Illinois files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

Questions Illinois owners ask about Iowa

Does my Illinois company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Illinois corporation in Iowa?

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

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Illinois's report ($75) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Illinois name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($60), and the original keeps Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05).

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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