South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

South Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

A corporation formed in South Carolina that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your South Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

South Carolina and Iowa side by side

	South Carolina formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), fee set by the state, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Iowa registered agent

From South Carolina to Iowa, step by step

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

Your South Carolina name and Iowa's rules

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

Your Iowa agent and the South Carolina one

Iowa calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for South Carolina; ours takes Iowa's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Iowa and South Carolina

South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) every year; Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Iowa

An LLC formed in South Carolina files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Iowa into South Carolina

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with South Carolina files Form F0002 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5). See that filing.

Common questions: South Carolina to Iowa

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Carolina's report (fee set by the state) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Iowa for year one.

Will Iowa accept my South Carolina name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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