Texas

Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, an LLC formed in Texas registers there on Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Texas and Iowa side by side

	Texas formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$15	$100 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	May 15 each year	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

From Texas to Iowa, step by step

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. An instant Texas 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 Texas name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Texas delays the Iowa filing. After approval, your Texas LLC is registered with Iowa.

First-year cost, Texas to Iowa

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$314

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

Your Texas name and Iowa's rules

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

Agents: Iowa and Texas

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Iowa

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Iowa

A corporation formed in Texas files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Texas

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Texas files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite; no Iowa certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Texas to Iowa

Does my Texas company need to register in Iowa?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $314 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Texas name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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