Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Florida LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

An LLC formed in Florida that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also asks for Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Florida records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Florida vs Iowa: the paperwork

	Florida formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	May 1	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Florida companies register with Iowa

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. An instant Florida 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 Florida name and formation date and the certificate attached. Florida issues the certificate instantly, so the Iowa filing can go in the same day. Once Iowa approves it, the Florida company can do business there.

First-year cost, Florida to Iowa

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Status, paid to Florida	$5
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Florida certificate included	$304

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

Your Florida name and Iowa's rules

If another Iowa company uses the Florida name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Iowa's records for Florida's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Iowa and Florida

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and Florida

Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($138.75); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Iowa

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

The other way: Iowa into Florida

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Florida owners ask about Iowa

Does my Florida company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once a Florida 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 $5 to Florida for the Certificate of Status, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Florida's report ($138.75) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Florida name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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