Utah

Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Utah LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

Iowa registers an LLC from Utah as a foreign LLC on Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also asks for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Utah and Iowa each ask for

	Utah formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$12	$100 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

From Utah to Iowa, step by step

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). An instant Utah certificate reaches Iowa only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It lists us as your Iowa registered agent, next to your Utah name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Utah delays the Iowa filing. Once Iowa approves it, the Utah company can do business there.

First-year cost, Utah to Iowa

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$311

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

Will your Utah name work for Iowa?

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

Agents: Iowa and Utah

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and Utah

Utah wants the Annual Report/Renewal every year ($18); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Iowa

A corporation formed in Utah files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Iowa into Utah

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Utah to Iowa

Does my Utah company need to register in Iowa?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $311 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Utah's report ($18) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Utah name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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