New Mexico

Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

Iowa registers a corporation from New Mexico as a foreign corporation on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your New Mexico records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Mexico vs Iowa: the paperwork

	New Mexico formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$50	$100 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How New Mexico companies register with Iowa

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

Will your New Mexico name work for Iowa?

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

Your Iowa agent and the New Mexico one

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and New Mexico

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Iowa

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

Registering an Iowa company in New Mexico

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New Mexico owners ask about Iowa

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my New Mexico name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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