Colorado

Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

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

Colorado and Iowa side by side

	Colorado formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	No fee	$100 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Colorado companies register with Iowa

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. An instant Colorado certificate reaches Iowa only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It lists us as your Iowa registered agent, next to your Colorado name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Colorado delays the Iowa filing. Once Iowa approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

First-year cost, Colorado to Iowa

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$299

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

Your Colorado name and Iowa's rules

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

Agents: Iowa and Colorado

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

Staying in good standing in Colorado and Iowa

Colorado wants the Periodic Report every year ($25); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Iowa

A corporation formed in Colorado files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Colorado

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Iowa certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Colorado to Iowa

Does my Colorado company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once a Colorado 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 Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Colorado's report ($25) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

A Colorado company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Colorado name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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