Minnesota

Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

An LLC formed in Minnesota that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also wants Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Minnesota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Minnesota and Iowa each ask for

	Minnesota formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	December 31	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Minnesota companies register with Iowa

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. Ordered from Minnesota on filing day, it easily meets Iowa's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It lists us as your Iowa registered agent, next to your Minnesota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Minnesota issues the certificate instantly, so the Iowa filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Minnesota LLC is registered with Iowa.

Iowa costs for Minnesota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Minnesota	$5
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Minnesota certificate included	$304

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

Will your Minnesota name work for Iowa?

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

Agents: Iowa and Minnesota

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

Staying in good standing in Minnesota and Iowa

Minnesota wants the Annual Renewal every year (no fee); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Iowa

A corporation formed in Minnesota files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Iowa into Minnesota

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no Iowa certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to Iowa

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once a Minnesota 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 $5 to Minnesota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants it ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Minnesota's report (no fee) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Minnesota name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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