Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

Iowa registers an LLC from South Dakota as a foreign LLC on Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also asks for South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your South Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

South Dakota and Iowa side by side

	South Dakota formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How South Dakota companies register with Iowa

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. Iowa accepts it within 90 days of South Dakota'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 South Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once South Dakota's certificate is in hand, Iowa's filing goes in. Once Iowa approves it, the South Dakota company can do business there.

Iowa costs for South Dakota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, paid to South Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Dakota certificate included	$319

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

Your South Dakota name and Iowa's rules

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

Agents: Iowa and South Dakota

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and South Dakota

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($55); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Iowa

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

The other way: Iowa into South Dakota

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Iowa

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Iowa?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $20 to South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $319 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need South Dakota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants it ($20), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota's report ($55) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

A South Dakota company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my South Dakota name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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