North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

Iowa registers a corporation from North Carolina as a foreign corporation on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your North Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What North Carolina and Iowa each ask for

	North Carolina formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with Iowa

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

Will your North Carolina name work for Iowa?

If another Iowa company uses the North Carolina name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Iowa's records for North Carolina's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Iowa agent and the North Carolina one

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

Staying in good standing in North Carolina and Iowa

North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($25); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Iowa

An LLC formed in North Carolina files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Iowa into North Carolina

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with North Carolina files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Iowa

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my North Carolina name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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