Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

A corporation formed in Michigan that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Michigan records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Michigan and Iowa side by side

	Michigan formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	May 15	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Michigan companies register with Iowa

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

Your Michigan name and Iowa's rules

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

Your Iowa agent and the Michigan one

Iowa calls it a registered agent; Michigan says resident agent. Iowa papers come to us; Michigan's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Iowa and Michigan

Michigan wants the Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 every year ($25); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Iowa

An LLC formed in Michigan files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Iowa into Michigan

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about Iowa

Does my Michigan company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Michigan's report ($25) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Michigan name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($60), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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