Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Nevada Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, a corporation formed in Nevada registers there on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Nevada records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Nevada and Iowa each ask for

	Nevada formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Nevada companies register with Iowa

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

Your Nevada name and Iowa's rules

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

Agents: Iowa and Nevada

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and Nevada

Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year; Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Iowa

An LLC formed in Nevada files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50)). After that come Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Iowa into Nevada

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Nevada to Iowa

Does my Nevada company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report (fee set by the state) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Nevada name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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