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Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

An LLC formed in Hawaii that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also asks for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Hawaii records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Hawaii and Iowa side by side

	Hawaii formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

From Hawaii to Iowa, step by step

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. Iowa accepts it within 90 days of Hawaii's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It names us as your Iowa registered agent, with your Hawaii name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Hawaii certificate comes first; then the Iowa filing goes in. After approval, your Hawaii LLC is registered with Iowa.

First-year cost, Hawaii to Iowa

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

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

Will your Hawaii name work for Iowa?

If another Iowa company uses the Hawaii name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Hawaii name against Iowa's records before filing.

Your Iowa agent and the Hawaii one

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and Hawaii

Hawaii wants the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) every year ($12.50); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Iowa

A corporation formed in Hawaii files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Hawaii

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about Iowa

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once a Hawaii 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 Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants it ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Hawaii's report ($12.50) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Hawaii name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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