Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

Iowa registers a corporation from Kansas as a foreign corporation on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kansas and Iowa side by side

	Kansas formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$7.50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Iowa registered agent

From Kansas to Iowa, step by step

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

Your Kansas name and Iowa's rules

If another Iowa company uses the Kansas name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Kansas name against Iowa's records before filing.

Your Iowa agent and the Kansas one

Iowa calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Kansas; ours takes Iowa's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Iowa and Kansas

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

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Iowa

An LLC formed in Kansas files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Information Report ($90) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Kansas

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Iowa certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kansas to Iowa

Does my Kansas company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Kansas corporation in Iowa?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Iowa for year one.

Will Iowa accept my Kansas name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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