Foreign registration · no form number

Iowa Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

Washington registers a corporation from Iowa as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your Iowa records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Iowa and Washington side by side

	Iowa formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed online with Washington
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $60, every two years	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	April 1 of even-numbered years	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

From Iowa to Washington, step by step

Order the Iowa certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Iowa separately; it is not part of our Washington order. An instant Iowa certificate reaches Washington only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Iowa name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Iowa issues the certificate instantly, so the Washington filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Iowa corporation is registered with Washington.

First-year cost, Iowa to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to Iowa	$5
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Iowa certificate included	$404

Your Iowa name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Iowa one

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Iowa

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60); Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Washington

An LLC formed in Iowa files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Iowa's Biennial Report ($30) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Washington company in Iowa

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

Questions Iowa owners ask about Washington

Does my Iowa company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $5 to Iowa for the Certificate of Existence, $404 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Iowa's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Washington?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($60, every two years) and Washington's report ($70).

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Iowa keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Iowa's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

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

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