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Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Ohio LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

Iowa registers an LLC from Ohio as a foreign LLC on Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also wants Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Ohio records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Ohio and Iowa each ask for

	Ohio formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due		April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Iowa registered agent

From Ohio to Iowa, step by step

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. Iowa accepts it within 90 days of Ohio'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 Ohio name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Ohio certificate comes first; then the Iowa filing goes in. Once Iowa approves it, the Ohio company can do business there.

First-year cost, Ohio to Iowa

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

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

Your Ohio name and Iowa's rules

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

Agents: Iowa and Ohio

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

Staying in good standing in Ohio and Iowa

Ohio has no annual report for LLCs; Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Iowa

A corporation formed in Ohio files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Ohio

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Ohio files Form 617 with $99 in state fees; no Iowa certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to Iowa

Does my Ohio company need to register in Iowa?

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

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Iowa?

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

What if I don't register with Iowa?

An Ohio company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

Yes: the Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Iowa for year one.

Will Iowa accept my Ohio name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($30), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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