Maryland

Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

An LLC formed in Maryland that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also asks for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Maryland records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Maryland and Iowa each ask for

	Maryland formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	April 15	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Iowa registered agent

From Maryland to Iowa, step by step

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. An instant Maryland certificate reaches Iowa only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It lists us as your Iowa registered agent, next to your Maryland name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Maryland delays the Iowa filing. After approval, your Maryland LLC is registered with Iowa.

First-year cost, Maryland to Iowa

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$319

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

Will your Maryland name work for Iowa?

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

Your Iowa agent and the Maryland one

Iowa calls it a registered agent; Maryland says resident agent. Iowa papers come to us; Maryland's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Iowa

Maryland wants the Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) every year ($300); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Iowa

A corporation formed in Maryland files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Iowa into Maryland

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Maryland owners ask about Iowa

Does my Maryland company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once a Maryland 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 $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $319 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Maryland's report ($300) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Maryland name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($30), and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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