Maryland

Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

Iowa registers a corporation from Maryland as a foreign corporation on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Maryland records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Maryland and Iowa side by side

	Maryland formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	April 15	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Maryland companies register with Iowa

We prepare and file Form 635_0110A
It lists us as your Iowa registered agent, next to your Maryland name and formation date. If Iowa wants the Maryland certificate, it is ordered first. Once Iowa approves it, the Maryland company can do business there.

Your Maryland name and Iowa's rules

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

Your Iowa agent and the Maryland one

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

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Iowa

Maryland wants a periodic report every year ($300); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Iowa

An LLC formed in Maryland files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Maryland

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Maryland owners ask about Iowa

Does my Maryland company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Maryland's report ($300) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Maryland name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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