Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

Iowa registers an LLC from Pennsylvania as a foreign LLC on Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Pennsylvania and Iowa side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$40	$100 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	September 30	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Iowa registered agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with Iowa

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. Iowa accepts it within 90 days of Pennsylvania's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It lists us as your Iowa registered agent, next to your Pennsylvania name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Pennsylvania's certificate is in hand, Iowa's filing goes in. Once Iowa approves it, the Pennsylvania company can do business there.

Iowa costs for Pennsylvania companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$339

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

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Iowa?

If another Iowa company uses the Pennsylvania name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Pennsylvania name against Iowa's records before filing.

Your Iowa agent and the Pennsylvania one

Iowa calls it a registered agent; Pennsylvania says registered office. Your current registered office stays for Pennsylvania; ours takes Iowa's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and Iowa

Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Iowa

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Iowa into Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Iowa certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Pennsylvania to Iowa

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Iowa?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $339 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Pennsylvania's report ($7) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Iowa for year one.

Will Iowa accept my Pennsylvania name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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