Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

Iowa registers a corporation from North Dakota as a foreign corporation on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your North Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Dakota vs Iowa: the paperwork

	North Dakota formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	August 1	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with Iowa

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

Will your North Dakota name work for Iowa?

If Iowa's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the North Dakota company. We search Iowa's records for North Dakota's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Iowa agent and the North Dakota one

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Iowa

North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($25); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Iowa

An LLC formed in North Dakota files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Iowa company in North Dakota

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $145 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to Iowa

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my North Dakota name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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