Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, an LLC formed in New Jersey registers there on Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your New Jersey records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Jersey vs Iowa: the paperwork

	New Jersey formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$50	$100 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	nj.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How New Jersey companies register with Iowa

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($50) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Iowa accepts it within 90 days of New Jersey's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It names us as your Iowa registered agent, with your New Jersey name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Jersey certificate comes first; then the Iowa filing goes in. After approval, your New Jersey LLC is registered with Iowa.

First-year cost, New Jersey to Iowa

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Standing Certificate, paid to New Jersey	$50
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Jersey certificate included	$349

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

Will your New Jersey name work for Iowa?

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

Agents: Iowa and New Jersey

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and New Jersey

New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Iowa

A corporation formed in New Jersey files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Iowa company in New Jersey

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Iowa

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Iowa?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $50 to New Jersey for the Standing Certificate, $349 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need New Jersey's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Jersey's report ($75) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

A New Jersey company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my New Jersey name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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