Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Pennsylvania Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, a corporation formed in Pennsylvania registers there on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Pennsylvania records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Pennsylvania and Iowa each ask for

	Pennsylvania formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$40	$100 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	June 30	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Iowa registered agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with Iowa

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

Your Pennsylvania name and Iowa's rules

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

Your Iowa agent and the Pennsylvania one

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

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and Iowa

Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Iowa

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40)). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Iowa into Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Iowa certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Iowa

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$299 at checkout; Iowa may also want Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Pennsylvania's report ($7) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Iowa for year one.

Will Iowa accept my Pennsylvania name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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