Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

Iowa registers an LLC from Wisconsin as a foreign LLC on Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also asks for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Wisconsin records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Wisconsin and Iowa each ask for

	Wisconsin formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with Iowa

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. Ordered from Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Wisconsin delays the Iowa filing. After approval, your Wisconsin LLC is registered with Iowa.

First-year cost, Wisconsin to Iowa

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Status, paid to Wisconsin	$10
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wisconsin certificate included	$309

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

Will your Wisconsin name work for Iowa?

If Iowa's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Wisconsin company. We check your exact Wisconsin name against Iowa's records before filing.

Agents: Iowa and Wisconsin

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and Wisconsin

Wisconsin wants the Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) every year ($25); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Iowa

A corporation formed in Wisconsin files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Iowa into Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Wisconsin files Form 521 with $100 in state fees; no Iowa certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Wisconsin to Iowa

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once a Wisconsin 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 $10 to Wisconsin for the Certificate of Status, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Wisconsin's report ($25) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Wisconsin name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($30), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

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

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