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Iowa Corporation Foreign Registration in Idaho

To do business in Idaho, a corporation formed in Iowa registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho may ask for Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Iowa records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Iowa and Idaho each ask for

	Iowa formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $60, every two years	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	April 1 of even-numbered years	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From Iowa to Idaho, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Idaho registered agent, next to your Iowa name and formation date. If Idaho wants the Iowa certificate, it is ordered first. Once Idaho approves it, the Iowa company can do business there.

Will your Iowa name work for Idaho?

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

Agents: Idaho and Iowa

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

Yearly filings: Idaho and Iowa

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60); Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Idaho

An LLC formed in Iowa files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Iowa's Biennial Report ($30) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Idaho company in Iowa

A corporation formed in Idaho that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0110A with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Iowa to Idaho

Does my Iowa company need to register in Idaho?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$302.50 at checkout; Idaho may also want Iowa's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Idaho registration take?

Idaho's standard processing takes about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing, plus time for Iowa's certificate if Idaho asks for it. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

Yes: the Iowa registered agent stays, and ours covers Idaho for year one, with a street address there.

Will Idaho accept my Iowa name?

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

Can I form a new Idaho corporation instead?

Yes, but Iowa keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps Iowa's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

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

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