Indiana

Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

An LLC formed in Indiana that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Indiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Indiana and Iowa side by side

	Indiana formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$15	$100 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Indiana companies register with Iowa

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. Iowa counts 90 days from the day Indiana issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It names us as your Iowa registered agent, with your Indiana name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Indiana's certificate is in hand, Iowa's filing goes in. After approval, your Indiana LLC is registered with Iowa.

First-year cost, Indiana to Iowa

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$314

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

Your Indiana name and Iowa's rules

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

Your Iowa agent and the Indiana one

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Iowa

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Iowa

A corporation formed in Indiana files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Indiana

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Iowa

Does my Indiana company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once an Indiana 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 $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $314 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Indiana name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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