Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Idaho LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, an LLC formed in Idaho registers there on Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also asks for Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Idaho records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Idaho and Iowa side by side

	Idaho formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, 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 Idaho registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Idaho companies register with Iowa

Order the Idaho certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Idaho separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. Iowa accepts it within 90 days of Idaho's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It lists us as your Iowa registered agent, next to your Idaho name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Idaho certificate comes first; then the Iowa filing goes in. After approval, your Idaho LLC is registered with Iowa.

First-year cost, Idaho to Iowa

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Idaho	$10
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Idaho certificate included	$309

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

Your Idaho name and Iowa's rules

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

Agents: Iowa and Idaho

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

Staying in good standing in Idaho and Iowa

Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Iowa

A corporation formed in Idaho files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Idaho

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Idaho owners ask about Iowa

Does my Idaho company need to register in Iowa?

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

How much does it cost to register an Idaho LLC in Iowa?

$299 at checkout plus $10 to Idaho for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Idaho's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Idaho's report (no fee) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Idaho name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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