Sole Proprietorship Information – Iowa

By | February 20, 2008

State website: www.legis.state.ia.us
State law reference for name registration:
Iowa Annotated Code, Sections
547.1+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is mandatory. The
applicant must register with the county
Recorder in the county in which the
person intends to conduct business.
(Section 547.1).
Registration fee: not available
Term of registration: None stated in
statute.
Name requirements: None stated in
statute.
Registration application requirements:
The applicant must file a statement
before the person intends to conduct
business. The statement must include
the name of the owner(s), the post office
address of the owner(s), the residence
address of the owner(s), and the address
where the person intends to conduct
business. (Section 547.1).
Publication requirements: None
stated.
Office for registration: The applicant
must register with the county Recorder
in the county in which the applicant
intends to conduct business. (Section
547.1).