Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, a corporation formed in Rhode Island registers there on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Rhode Island and Iowa each ask for

	Rhode Island formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$22	$100 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	May 1	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Iowa registered agent

From Rhode Island to Iowa, step by step

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

Your Rhode Island name and Iowa's rules

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

Your Iowa agent and the Rhode Island one

Iowa calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. Iowa papers come to us; Rhode Island's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Iowa

Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) every year ($50); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Iowa

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22)). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5). See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Iowa

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Iowa registration cost?

$299 at checkout; Iowa may also want Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Rhode Island's report ($50) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Iowa for year one.

Will Iowa accept my Rhode Island name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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