Iowa Foreign Corporation Registration: Form 635_0110A

Iowa corporation registration at a glance

Filing

Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation

State fee

$100 filing fee

Total with us

$299, first year of Iowa registered agent service included

Home-state certificate

Set by the state

Iowa yearly filing

Biennial Report, $60, every two years

Filed with

Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services

What Form 635_0110A asks for

For Form 635_0110A, Iowa needs:

• The exact name of your corporation as formed, or an alternate name if that name is taken there
• The state it was formed in and its date of formation
• A Iowa registered agent with a street address there; we fill in ours
• A principal office address

Corporation into Iowa, by home state

Every home state pays the same $299 at checkout for Iowa.

If you do business in Iowa without registering

A Iowa court can order the corporation to stop doing business there until it registers.

Iowa registered agent rule

Iowa requires every registered foreign corporation to keep a registered agent there. Switching agents later carries no Iowa fee. Our $199 includes the first year of Iowa registered agent service, then $149 a year.

Iowa yearly filings

Once registered, your corporation files the Iowa Biennial Report every two years, at $60, due April 1 of even-numbered years. The Iowa filing window opens January 1 of the even-numbered year and closes April 1 of the even-numbered year.

How long Iowa takes

We file Form 635_0110A with the Iowa Secretary of State. Paid speed-ups: 5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50; they are optional and not in the total.

Leaving Iowa later

If your corporation stops doing business there, it ends the registration by filing a Statement of Withdrawal. Until that is filed, Iowa's yearly filing stays due.