Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

Iowa registers a corporation from Wisconsin as a foreign corporation on Form 635_0110A, with $100 in state fees. Iowa may ask for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Wisconsin records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Wisconsin and Iowa each ask for

	Wisconsin formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with Iowa

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

Your Wisconsin name and Iowa's rules

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

Agents: Iowa and Wisconsin

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and Wisconsin

Wisconsin wants the Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report every year ($25); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Iowa

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). After that come Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Wisconsin files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Wisconsin owners ask about Iowa

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Iowa registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Wisconsin name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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