The cost to incorporate in Iowa is $50.00; online registration is not available (though other filings, such as the required Biennial Report, are available through the Secretary of State's website).

In order to incorporate in Iowa, a business must draft Articles of Incorporation and submit them, along with the filing fee above, to the Secretary of State's office. The Secretary of State does not provide forms or templates for the Articles; each business is responsible for drafting its own Articles of Incorporation to fit its unique needs.

To be accepted for filing, Iowa Articles of Incorporation must include a business name that (1) is available for use in Iowa and (2) includes a corporate ending consistent with the type of business: "Incorporated," "Corporation," "Co.," "Inc.," "Corp," and so on.