Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

An LLC formed in Michigan that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also wants Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Michigan records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Michigan and Iowa side by side

	Michigan formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	February 15	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Michigan companies register with Iowa

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. Iowa counts 90 days from the day Michigan 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 Michigan name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Michigan's certificate is in hand, Iowa's filing goes in. After approval, your Michigan LLC is registered with Iowa.

Iowa costs for Michigan companies

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

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

Your Michigan name and Iowa's rules

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

Your Iowa agent and the Michigan one

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

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Iowa

Michigan wants the Annual Statement every year ($25); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Iowa

A corporation formed in Michigan files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Michigan

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Michigan to Iowa

Does my Michigan company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once a Michigan 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 $10 to Michigan for the Certificate of Good Standing, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants it ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Michigan's report ($25) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Michigan name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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