Arizona

Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Arizona LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

An LLC formed in Arizona that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also asks for Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Arizona records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Arizona and Iowa side by side

	Arizona formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due		April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Arizona companies register with Iowa

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. Iowa accepts it within 90 days of Arizona's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It lists us as your Iowa registered agent, next to your Arizona name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Arizona's certificate is in hand, Iowa's filing goes in. After approval, your Arizona LLC is registered with Iowa.

Iowa costs for Arizona companies

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

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

Will your Arizona name work for Iowa?

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

Agents: Iowa and Arizona

Iowa calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. Iowa papers come to us; Arizona's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Iowa and Arizona

Arizona has no annual report for LLCs; Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Iowa

A corporation formed in Arizona files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Iowa into Arizona

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Arizona files Form L025 with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Arizona to Iowa

Does my Arizona company need to register in Iowa?

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

How much does it cost to register an Arizona LLC in Iowa?

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

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants it ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Arizona yearly report and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers Iowa for year one.

Will Iowa accept my Arizona name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($30), and Arizona has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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