Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

New Hampshire Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, a corporation formed in New Hampshire registers there on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your New Hampshire records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Hampshire and Iowa side by side

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

How New Hampshire companies register with Iowa

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

Will your New Hampshire name work for Iowa?

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

Agents: Iowa and New Hampshire

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

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and Iowa

New Hampshire wants the Annual Report every year ($100); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Iowa

An LLC formed in New Hampshire files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Iowa into New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with New Hampshire files Form 40 with $102 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Iowa

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Hampshire's report ($100) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my New Hampshire name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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