Texas

Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

Iowa registers a corporation from Texas as a foreign corporation on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Texas vs Iowa: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$15	$100 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	May 15 each year	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

From Texas to Iowa, step by step

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

Your Texas name and Iowa's rules

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

Agents: Iowa and Texas

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Iowa

Texas wants the Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report every year (no fee); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Iowa

An LLC formed in Texas files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Texas

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Texas files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Texas to Iowa

Does my Texas company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$299 at checkout; Iowa may also want Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (no fee) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Texas name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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