721—4.2(17A) Business entity forms. Copies of business entity forms are available to the public on the secretary of state website at sos.iowa.gov or upon request to the Business Services Division, Office of the Secretary of State, Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. The telephone number is (515)281-5204.
	4.2(1) For-profit and nonprofit business entity forms.
	a. 	Certificate of Good Standing—shows that a corporation is in good standing and is also used to reflect that certain filings have not been made.
	b. 	Certification Certificates—certifies copies attached are true reproductions of documents on file.
	c. 	Application for Certificate of Withdrawal—used by a foreign entity to stop business in Iowa.
	d. 	Profit Corporation Statement of Withdrawal—used by a foreign profit corporation to stop business in Iowa.
	e. 	Application for Certificate of Authority—used by a foreign entity to apply for authority to do business in Iowa.
	f. 	Foreign Profit Corporation Registration Statement—used by a foreign profit corporation to apply for authority to do business in Iowa.
	g. 	Certificate of Authority—issued to foreign entities that have registered to do business in Iowa.
	h. 	Application for Reinstatement—used by an administratively dissolved corporation, limited liability company, or cooperative to apply for reinstatement.
	i. 	Application for Reservation of Name—form by which applicant can reserve an entity name for future use.
	j. 	Fictitious Name Resolution—used by a registered entity to notify the office of its adoption of a fictitious name.
	k. 	Statement of Change of Registered Office and/or Registered Agent—used by a registered entity to change its registered office and/or registered agent.
	l. 	Appointment of Agent (501B)—used by an unincorporated nonprofit association to appoint its registered office and registered agent.
	m. 	Application for Amended Certificate of Authority—used by authorized foreign entities to reflect changes of name or authorized purposes.
	n. 	Amended Foreign Registration Statement—used by authorized foreign profit corporations to reflect changes of name or other information.
	o. 	Application for Registration of a Corporate Name—form by which a foreign corporation may register a name.
	p. 	Application for Renewal of Registration of Corporate Name—used to renew registration of name.
	q. 	Notice of Transfer of Reservation of Name—used to transfer an entity name reservation from one person to another.
	4.2(2) Biennial reports.
Biennial Report for an Iowa Corporation—required to be filed by all domestic for-profit corporations.
Biennial Report for a Foreign Corporation—required to be filed by all foreign for-profit corporations.
Iowa Nonprofit Biennial Report—required to be filed by all domestic nonprofit corporations.
Foreign Nonprofit Biennial Report—required to be filed by all foreign nonprofit corporations.
Iowa Professional Biennial Report—required to be submitted by domestic professional corporations.
Domestic Professional Corporation Biennial Report Statement Under Oath—required by Iowa Code section 496C.21(1)“b” to be submitted with the Iowa professional biennial report.
Foreign Professional Biennial Report—required to be filed by foreign professional corporations.
Foreign Professional Corporation Biennial Report Statement Under Oath—required by Iowa Code section 496C.21(1)“c” to be submitted with the foreign professional biennial report.
Cooperative Association Biennial Report—required to be filed by cooperative associations.
	4.2(3) Agricultural reporting.
	a. 	Biennial Agricultural Report—used by U.S. holders of Iowa agricultural land to comply with Iowa Code chapter 10B biennial reporting requirements.
	b. 	Pork and Beef Processor Report—used by Iowa pork and beef processors to comply with Iowa Code chapter 202B annual reporting requirements.
	c. 	Registration of Nonresident Alien Land Ownership—used by non-U.S. holders of Iowa agricultural land to comply with Iowa Code chapter 9I registration requirements.
	d. 	Nonresident Alien Land Ownership Report—used by non-U.S. holders of Iowa agricultural land to comply with Iowa Code chapter 9I annual reporting requirements.
Information regarding forms for agricultural reporting may be requested from the Business Services Division, Office of the Secretary of State, Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. The telephone number is (515)281-5204.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 9I.7, 9I.8, 9I.9, 10B.4, 202B.301, and 202B.302.
[ARC 7059C, IAB 8/23/23, effective 9/27/23]