Annual reports · Iowa
File Your Iowa Biennial Report Online
Iowa's Biennial Report is filed online with the Iowa Secretary of State at filings.sos.iowa.gov. It is due April 1 in each report year. We prepare it from your company's details and submit it to the state for you, so it is done before the deadline and off your list.
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One short form. We check your details against Iowa's record and file it.
File My Iowa Biennial ReportIowa Biennial Report at a Glance
- Filing
- Biennial Report
- Filed with
- Iowa Secretary of State
- Where online
- filings.sos.iowa.gov (no account needed)
- State fee (LLC)
- $30
- Due
- April 1 in each report year
- Filing window
- January 1 to April 1 in each report year
- Next deadline
- April 1, 2027
- Frequency
- Every two years, in odd-numbered years (2027, 2029) for every Iowa LLC
- State late penalty
- None (the state adds no late fee)
- If you miss it
- Iowa keeps taking the late report, with no late fee, through December 31 of the report year. Iowa dissolves an LLC that is 60 days past due after another 60 days' notice.
The 2027 Biennial Report window opens January 1, 2027 and closes April 1, 2027.
Updated November 1, 2026. The fee, the deadline and the penalty above are Iowa's own, from the state's published schedule and statute, and the penalty is paid to the state, not to us. Every state's report is listed on the annual report directory.
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What the Iowa Form Asks
Iowa takes the Biennial Report online at filings.sos.iowa.gov, with no account needed. It is run by the Iowa Secretary of State, the office that keeps the company's record.
The Biennial Report confirms what the state has on file for the LLC: the principal office and mailing address, the registered agent and registered office, and the managers or members (some states' screens say governors, officials or principals). Anything that changed since the last filing is updated on it, and an authorized person signs it electronically before the state fee is paid.
Formed this year?
An LLC formed in 2026 owes no Biennial Report for 2026; its first is the 2027 report, due April 1, 2027. Iowa files only in odd-numbered years, so an LLC formed in 2027 waits until April 1, 2029.
Have ready before you start
- The company's exact legal name as Iowa registered it
- Its Iowa file or entity number, from the state's record or the formation approval
- The principal office street address and the mailing address, if different
- The registered agent's name and Iowa street address
- The names and addresses of the managers or members on record
- The name and title of the person signing, and a card for the state fee
Our order form asks for the same items, in the same order the Iowa screens do.
Iowa Biennial Report Dates
| Formed | First Biennial Report due | After that |
|---|---|---|
| Formed in 2025 | April 1, 2027 | 2029, then every second year |
| Formed in 2026 | April 1, 2027 | 2029, then every second year |
| Formed in 2027 | April 1, 2029 | 2031, then every second year |
How to File It Yourself
1. Open the Iowa filing site
The Biennial Report is filed with the Iowa Secretary of State at filings.sos.iowa.gov. No account is needed. Iowa takes it January 1 to April 1.
2. Find your company
Look it up by its Iowa file or entity number, the number on the company's Iowa record, not by name alone. Two companies can have near-identical names, and a report filed under the wrong number files the wrong company's report.
3. Confirm or update the details
The principal office and mailing address, the registered agent and registered office, and the managers or members on record. Anything that changed since the last filing goes in now; a new registered agent is a separate change filing in Iowa.
4. Sign and pay the state
Sign as an authorized person and pay Iowa's fee ($30 for an LLC). Save the confirmation; it is your proof of filing until the state's record shows the report.
Rather skip the state's site? We file it for you, and the state's confirmation comes to your inbox. To file it yourself, start at the Iowa filing site.
| File it yourself | Have it filed | |
|---|---|---|
| Account | None needed | None needed |
| Finding the company | You enter the Iowa file or entity number | We look up the record and match it to your order |
| The details | You retype the addresses, the agent and the managers or members on the state's screens | You confirm them once on our form; we check them against the Iowa record before filing |
| Signing | An authorized person signs electronically | You authorize the filing at checkout and name the signer; the state's signature line is completed the way the state allows |
| State fee | Paid to the state by card at the end | Paid to the state on your behalf and itemized on the order review step |
| Timing | Any time the window is open (January 1 to April 1) | Order any time; a report the state is not taking yet is held and filed the day the window opens |
| Confirmation | Shown on screen; save it yourself | The state's confirmation is emailed to you and kept on your order page |
| Registered agent change | A separate change filing with the Iowa Secretary of State | Chosen on the order form; we file the change with the report order |
- Registered agent and registered office
- The person or company at a Iowa street address that receives lawsuits and state notices for the LLC; a post office box does not qualify, and the agent's address is public.
- Principal office and mailing address
- Where the business is run, and the address the state should write to if that differs; both appear on the public record.
- Managers or members
- Who runs the LLC. The Biennial Report lists them, usually with a business address for each, and some state screens call them governors, officials or principals.
- Iowa file or entity number
- The number Iowa gave the company when it was formed. It is on the approved formation document and on the state's business search, and it is how the filing finds the right record.
- Good standing, dissolution and reinstatement
- Good standing is the status a company keeps by filing on time. Administrative dissolution (some states say revocation or forfeiture) is what the state does to one that stops filing, and reinstatement is the filing that brings it back, with the missed reports and fees.
What Goes Wrong on the Iowa Biennial Report
- Filing a Biennial Report for the year the LLC was formed: a company formed in 2026 owes its first in 2027, and the state is not waiting for one before that.
- Filing before the window opens on January 1: Iowa does not take the new report year before then.
- Filing in an even-numbered year: Iowa LLCs report only in odd-numbered years, and the state has nothing to take in between.
- Looking the company up by name instead of its Iowa file or entity number: two companies can carry near-identical names, and the report then updates the wrong record.
- Trying to change the registered agent on the Biennial Report: Iowa takes the agent change as its own filing, before or after the report.
- Waiting too long: Iowa keeps taking the late report, with no late fee, through December 31 of the report year. Iowa dissolves an LLC that is 60 days past due after another 60 days' notice.
After you file
filings.sos.iowa.gov shows a confirmation and sends a receipt to the filer's email; keep it with the company's records, because it is the proof of filing until the Iowa Secretary of State posts the Biennial Report to the public record. Once posted, the company's status on the Iowa business search stays active, which is what a bank, a lender, a landlord or a licensing board checks before it opens an account, extends credit or renews a license. A certificate of status or good standing, where one of them asks for paper proof, is a separate document the state issues on request. The next thing the Iowa business registry expects is the next Biennial Report, two years later; taxes and licenses run on their own calendars with other agencies.
Changing Your Registered Agent
Iowa's Biennial Report confirms the registered agent on record but does not replace it. A new agent is its own change-of-agent filing with the Iowa Secretary of State, filed before or after the report.
Registered agent service through America LLC Filing
Our registered agent partner's Iowa address goes on the public record instead of yours, and legal and state mail is scanned and forwarded the same business day. We file Iowa's change-of-agent form for you with the report order. Choose it on the order form.
File my report and switch my agent →How our registered agent service worksIowa Biennial Report: Questions
Can I file the Iowa Biennial Report online?+
Yes. Iowa takes it online through the Iowa Secretary of State (filings.sos.iowa.gov), with no account needed. If you would rather not, we file it for you: one short form with your company's details, and we submit it to the state.
When is the Iowa Biennial Report due?+
April 1 in each report year. Iowa takes it January 1 to April 1. The next deadline is April 1, 2027. Order any time: if Iowa is not accepting the report yet, we hold it and file it the day the state opens.
What if I missed the Iowa deadline?+
Iowa adds no late fee. Iowa keeps taking the late report, with no late fee, through December 31 of the report year. Iowa dissolves an LLC that is 60 days past due after another 60 days' notice. We file late reports while the state still takes them; the state's penalty, where there is one, is paid to the state with its fee.
Is the Iowa Biennial Report every year?+
Every two years, in odd-numbered years (2027, 2029) for every Iowa LLC. In the years between, Iowa has nothing to take from your LLC, and a report sent in an off year is not what the state is waiting for. The dates table above shows which years are yours.
My LLC was formed this year. Do I file a Biennial Report?+
Not this year. An LLC formed in 2026 owes no Biennial Report for 2026; its first is the 2027 report, due April 1, 2027. Iowa files only in odd-numbered years, so an LLC formed in 2027 waits until April 1, 2029. A report filed for the formation year is not required, and the state's system will either refuse it or treat it as next year's.
What do I need to file it?+
The company's exact legal name and its Iowa file or entity number, the principal and mailing address, the registered agent on record, and the managers or members. We ask for the same on our order form, so nothing is missing when we file.
Do I need an account on filings.sos.iowa.gov?+
No. The Iowa filing site takes the Biennial Report without an account; you start from the company's Iowa file or entity number and pay at the end. When we file for you, we start from the same number.
Can I change my Iowa registered agent at the same time?+
Yes. Iowa takes the agent change as its own filing, separate from the Biennial Report; choose our registered agent service on our order form and we file that change for you with the report order, so our partner's Iowa address replaces yours on the record.
Is America LLC Filing the Iowa state office?+
No. America LLC Filing is a private filing service, not a government agency and not a law firm, and it is not affiliated with Iowa. The state's fee is the same whether you file at filings.sos.iowa.gov yourself or we file for you.
Annual reports in nearby states
- Illinois: Annual Report, due the first day of your anniversary month each year
- Minnesota: Annual Renewal, due December 31 each year
- Missouri: no LLC annual report
- Nebraska: Biennial Report, fee set by the company
- South Dakota: Annual Report, due the first day of your anniversary month each year
- Wisconsin: Annual Report, due the last day of the calendar quarter that holds your anniversary month each year
Get Your Iowa Biennial Report Filed
One short form. Filed with the state, confirmation by email.
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