Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, an LLC formed in Kansas registers there on Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also asks for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Kansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Kansas vs Iowa: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$7.50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Kansas companies register with Iowa

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. Iowa counts 90 days from the day Kansas issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It lists us as your Iowa registered agent, next to your Kansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Kansas certificate comes first; then the Iowa filing goes in. Once Iowa approves it, the Kansas company can do business there.

Iowa costs for Kansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$306.50

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

Your Kansas name and Iowa's rules

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

Your Iowa agent and the Kansas one

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

Staying in good standing in Kansas and Iowa

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Iowa

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

Registering an Iowa company in Kansas

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Iowa certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kansas owners ask about Iowa

Does my Kansas company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once a Kansas 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 $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $306.50 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants it ($7.50), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Iowa for year one.

Will Iowa accept my Kansas name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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