Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Oregon Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, a corporation formed in Oregon registers there on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Oregon records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Oregon and Iowa each ask for

	Oregon formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	Anniversary of incorporation, every year	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Oregon companies register with Iowa

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

Will your Oregon name work for Iowa?

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

Agents: Iowa and Oregon

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and Oregon

Oregon wants the Annual Report every year ($100); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to Iowa

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

The other way: Iowa into Oregon

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Oregon files Form 50 with $275 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Oregon to Iowa

Does my Oregon company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Oregon corporation in Iowa?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Oregon's report ($100) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Oregon name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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