Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Iowa LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

An LLC formed in Iowa that wants to do business in Arizona files Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also asks for Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Iowa records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Iowa and Arizona side by side

	Iowa formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $30, every two years	No annual report
Due	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Iowa to Arizona, step by step

Order the Iowa certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Iowa separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Ordered from Iowa on filing day, it easily meets Arizona's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form L025
It names us as your Arizona statutory agent, with your Iowa name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Iowa delays the Arizona filing. Once Arizona approves it, the Iowa company can do business there.

First-year cost, Iowa to Arizona

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Existence, paid to Iowa	$5
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Iowa certificate included	$392.30

Will your Iowa name work for Arizona?

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

Agents: Arizona and Iowa

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Iowa says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Iowa; ours takes Arizona's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Iowa and Arizona

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Arizona

A corporation formed in Iowa files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Iowa's Biennial Report ($60) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Iowa

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0010 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Iowa owners ask about Arizona

Does my Iowa company need to register in Arizona?

Yes, once an Iowa business operates there; Arizona registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Arizona registration cost?

$387.30 at checkout plus $5 to Iowa for the Certificate of Existence, $392.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Iowa's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite; Iowa's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($30, every two years) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Iowa name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but Iowa keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and the original keeps Iowa's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

Iowa companies leave by filing Form L026 ($10); until then, both the Arizona registration and Iowa's filings stay in place.

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