Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

West Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, a corporation formed in West Virginia registers there on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your West Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What West Virginia and Iowa each ask for

	West Virginia formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	West Virginia: in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.wv.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every two years	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	July 1 each year	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Iowa registered agent

From West Virginia to Iowa, step by step

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

Will your West Virginia name work for Iowa?

If Iowa's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the West Virginia company. We search Iowa's records for West Virginia's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Iowa agent and the West Virginia one

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

Staying in good standing in West Virginia and Iowa

West Virginia wants the Annual Report every two years ($25); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Iowa

An LLC formed in West Virginia files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Iowa into West Virginia

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with West Virginia files Form CF-1 with $101 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: West Virginia to Iowa

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), West Virginia's report ($25, every two years) and Iowa's report ($60, every two years).

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my West Virginia name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

Official sources

People also search

Corporation into Iowa, by home state (48)

West Virginia into other states (41)

The same move for an LLC