Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

An LLC formed in Delaware that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also asks for Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Delaware records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Delaware and Iowa side by side

	Delaware formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	On or before June 1	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Delaware companies register with Iowa

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). Delaware mails it, and Iowa counts the 90 days from issue, so it is ordered with transit in mind.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It names us as your Iowa registered agent, with your Delaware name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Delaware certificate takes days to arrive, so the Iowa filing waits for it. Once Iowa approves it, the Delaware company can do business there.

Iowa costs for Delaware companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Delaware	$50
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Delaware certificate included	$349

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

Your Delaware name and Iowa's rules

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

Agents: Iowa and Delaware

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

Staying in good standing in Delaware and Iowa

Delaware wants the Annual LLC Tax every year ($400); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Iowa

A corporation formed in Delaware files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Delaware

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about Iowa

Does my Delaware company need to register in Iowa?

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

How much does it cost to register a Delaware LLC in Iowa?

$299 at checkout plus $50 to Delaware for the Certificate of Good Standing, $349 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants it ($50), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Delaware's report ($400) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Delaware name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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