Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, a corporation formed in Missouri registers there on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Missouri records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Missouri and Iowa each ask for

	Missouri formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Missouri companies register with Iowa

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

Will your Missouri name work for Iowa?

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

Your Iowa agent and the Missouri one

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and Missouri

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Iowa

An LLC formed in Missouri files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Missouri

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about Iowa

Does my Missouri company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Missouri name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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