Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, a corporation formed in Tennessee registers there on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Tennessee records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Tennessee and Iowa side by side

	Tennessee formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due		April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Tennessee companies register with Iowa

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

Your Tennessee name and Iowa's rules

If Iowa's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Tennessee company. We check your exact Tennessee name against Iowa's records before filing.

Your Iowa agent and the Tennessee one

Tennessee and Iowa both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Tennessee; ours takes Iowa's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Iowa

Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($20); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Iowa

An LLC formed in Tennessee files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Iowa into Tennessee

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5). See that filing.

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Iowa

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Tennessee's report ($20) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Tennessee name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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