Ohio

Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

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

Ohio and Iowa side by side

	Ohio formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due		April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Iowa registered agent

From Ohio to Iowa, step by step

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

Will your Ohio name work for Iowa?

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

Agents: Iowa and Ohio

Iowa calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Iowa papers come to us; Ohio's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Iowa and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Iowa

An LLC formed in Ohio files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Iowa into Ohio

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Ohio files Form 530A with $99 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to Iowa

Does my Ohio company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once an Ohio business operates there; Iowa registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Iowa registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

Yes: the Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Iowa for year one.

Will Iowa accept my Ohio name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($60), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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