Indiana

Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, a corporation formed in Indiana registers there on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Indiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Indiana and Iowa side by side

	Indiana formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$15	$100 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

From Indiana to Iowa, step by step

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

Your Indiana name and Iowa's rules

If Iowa's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Indiana company. We check your exact Indiana name against Iowa's records before filing.

Your Iowa agent and the Indiana one

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Iowa

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Iowa

An LLC formed in Indiana files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about Iowa

Does my Indiana company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Iowa registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Indiana name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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