Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

A corporation formed in Montana that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Montana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Montana and Iowa side by side

	Montana formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	April 15	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Montana companies register with Iowa

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

Your Montana name and Iowa's rules

If another Iowa company uses the Montana name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Montana name against Iowa's records before filing.

Your Iowa agent and the Montana one

Montana and Iowa both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Montana; ours takes Iowa's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Iowa and Montana

Montana wants the Annual Report every year (no fee); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Iowa

An LLC formed in Montana files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Iowa into Montana

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Montana owners ask about Iowa

Does my Montana company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$299 at checkout; Iowa may also want Montana's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Montana name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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