Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Washington LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

An LLC formed in Washington that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Washington records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Washington and Iowa each ask for

	Washington formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Washington companies register with Iowa

Order the Washington certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Washington separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. Ordered from Washington on filing day, it easily meets Iowa's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It lists us as your Iowa registered agent, next to your Washington name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Washington delays the Iowa filing. After approval, your Washington LLC is registered with Iowa.

Iowa costs for Washington companies

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

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

Will your Washington name work for Iowa?

If Iowa's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Washington company. We search Iowa's records for Washington's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Iowa agent and the Washington one

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and Washington

Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Iowa

A corporation formed in Washington files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Iowa into Washington

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Iowa

Does my Washington company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once a Washington 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 $20 to Washington for the Certificate of Existence, $319 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Washington's report ($70) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Washington name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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