Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Alaska LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

An LLC formed in Alaska that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Alaska records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Alaska and Iowa each ask for

	Alaska formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	January 2 of the filing year	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Alaska companies register with Iowa

Order the Alaska certificate
The Certificate of Compliance ($10) is ordered from Alaska separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. Alaska takes days to issue it and Iowa wants it within 90 days, so the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It lists us as your Iowa registered agent, next to your Alaska name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Allow for the days Alaska takes to send the certificate before the Iowa filing goes in. Once Iowa approves it, the Alaska company can do business there.

First-year cost, Alaska to Iowa

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Compliance, paid to Alaska	$10
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alaska certificate included	$309

Iowa's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Alaska name work for Iowa?

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

Agents: Iowa and Alaska

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Iowa

A corporation formed in Alaska files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Iowa into Alaska

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Alaska files Form 08-0497 with $350 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5). See that filing.

Questions Alaska owners ask about Iowa

Does my Alaska company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; Iowa law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Iowa registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $10 to Alaska for the Certificate of Compliance, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

An Alaska company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Alaska name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($30), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

Alaska companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal ($10); until then, Iowa's report stays due alongside Alaska's filings.

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