Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, an LLC formed in Mississippi registers there on Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also asks for Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Mississippi records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Mississippi and Iowa side by side

	Mississippi formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	April 15	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with Iowa

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. An instant Mississippi certificate reaches Iowa only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It names us as your Iowa registered agent, with your Mississippi name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Mississippi delays the Iowa filing. Once Iowa approves it, the Mississippi company can do business there.

First-year cost, Mississippi to Iowa

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, paid to Mississippi	$25
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Mississippi certificate included	$324

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

Will your Mississippi name work for Iowa?

If Iowa's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Mississippi company. We search Iowa's records for Mississippi's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Iowa agent and the Mississippi one

Mississippi and Iowa both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Mississippi; ours takes Iowa's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Iowa and Mississippi

Mississippi wants the Annual Report 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, Mississippi to Iowa

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

The other way: Iowa into Mississippi

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Mississippi files Form F0200 with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Mississippi to Iowa

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once a Mississippi business operates there; Iowa law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a Mississippi LLC in Iowa?

$299 at checkout plus $25 to Mississippi for the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, $324 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants it ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Iowa?

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

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Mississippi name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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