Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Arkansas LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

Iowa registers an LLC from Arkansas as a foreign LLC on Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also wants Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Arkansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Arkansas and Iowa side by side

	Arkansas formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	May 1	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Arkansas companies register with Iowa

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. An instant Arkansas certificate reaches Iowa only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It names us as your Iowa registered agent, with your Arkansas name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Arkansas delays the Iowa filing. After approval, your Arkansas LLC is registered with Iowa.

First-year cost, Arkansas to Iowa

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arkansas	$25
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arkansas certificate included	$324

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

Your Arkansas name and Iowa's rules

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

Agents: Iowa and Arkansas

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and Arkansas

Arkansas wants the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report every year ($150); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Iowa

A corporation formed in Arkansas files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Iowa into Arkansas

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Arkansas files Form FL-01 with $270 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Arkansas to Iowa

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once an Arkansas 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 $25 to Arkansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $324 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants it ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Arkansas's report ($150) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Arkansas name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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