Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

New York Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

A corporation formed in New York that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for New York's Certificate of Status ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your New York records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New York vs Iowa: the paperwork

	New York formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	During the calendar month of original incorporation, every 2 years	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How New York companies register with Iowa

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

Will your New York name work for Iowa?

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

Agents: Iowa and New York

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New York to Iowa

An LLC formed in New York files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($25)). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Iowa company in New York

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with New York files Form DOS-1335-f-a with $225 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New York owners ask about Iowa

Does my New York company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Iowa registration cost?

$299 at checkout; Iowa may also want New York's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New York and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my New York name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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