Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Massachusetts Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

A corporation formed in Massachusetts that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Massachusetts records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Massachusetts and Iowa side by side

	Massachusetts formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$12	$100 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $125, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	Within 2.5 months after the close of the corporation's fiscal year	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Massachusetts companies register with Iowa

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

Will your Massachusetts name work for Iowa?

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

Agents: Iowa and Massachusetts

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

Staying in good standing in Massachusetts and Iowa

Massachusetts wants the Annual Report every year ($125); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Iowa

An LLC formed in Massachusetts files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

Questions Massachusetts owners ask about Iowa

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Iowa registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Massachusetts's report ($125) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Massachusetts name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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