Minnesota

Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Minnesota Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

A corporation formed in Minnesota that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Minnesota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Minnesota vs Iowa: the paperwork

	Minnesota formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	December 31	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

From Minnesota to Iowa, step by step

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

Will your Minnesota name work for Iowa?

If another Iowa company uses the Minnesota name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Iowa's records for Minnesota's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Iowa agent and the Minnesota one

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

Staying in good standing in Minnesota and Iowa

Minnesota wants the Annual Renewal every year (no fee); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Iowa

An LLC formed in Minnesota files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Minnesota

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $220 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Minnesota owners ask about Iowa

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Iowa registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Minnesota's report (no fee) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Minnesota name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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