Foreign registration · Form 635_0110A

Wyoming Corporation Foreign Registration in Iowa

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

Wyoming vs Iowa: the paperwork

	Wyoming formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0110A, Registration Statement, Foreign Profit Corporation
State fee	No fee	$100 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Biennial Report, $60, every two years
Due	First day of the corporation's anniversary month	April 1 of even-numbered years
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

From Wyoming to Iowa, step by step

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

Will your Wyoming name work for Iowa?

If another Iowa company uses the Wyoming name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Iowa's records for Wyoming's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Iowa and Wyoming

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and Wyoming

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

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Iowa

An LLC formed in Wyoming files Form 635_0010 with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($30). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Iowa into Wyoming

A corporation formed in Iowa that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Wyoming to Iowa

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Iowa?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$299 at checkout; Iowa may also want Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Wyoming name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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