Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

A corporation formed in Mississippi that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Mississippi records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Mississippi and Iowa side by side

	Mississippi formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	April 15	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with Iowa

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

Will your Mississippi name work for Iowa?

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

Agents: Iowa and Mississippi

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Iowa

Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year ($25); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Iowa

An LLC formed in Mississippi files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Mississippi

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Mississippi files Form F0002 with $500 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Mississippi owners ask about Iowa

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Mississippi name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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