International Association of Commercial Administrators

What International Association of Commercial Administrators does

The International Association of Commercial Administrators (IACA) is a 501(c)-style nonprofit professional association founded in April 1978 in Louisiana (originally as the National Association of State Corporation Administrators, NASCA) for government administrators of business organization and secured transaction registries. It is headquartered in Lansing, United States, with 11–50 employees, and its membership spans six continents. IACA's core products are an annual conference (49th edition scheduled for May 17–20, 2026 in Providence, Rhode Island), an online IACA Forum for member-to-member knowledge exchange, virtual Microsoft Teams Office Hours sessions, four functional sections (Business Organization Section, Secured Transactions Section, Information Technology Section, International Relations Section), standardized UCC filing forms (2023 revised), Model Administrative Rules (MARS, 2024 edition), the IACA Directory of jurisdictions, a Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) educational resources program, and the annual Merit Awards program recognizing member-jurisdiction innovation.

The organization operates on a subscription model: annual membership dues are $400 (USD) per member, with eligibility restricted to U.S./Canadian government agency employees with administrative authority for, or IT support to, business and/or secured transaction registries, and to international jurisdictions outside the U.S./Canada. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, with the annual conference as the primary convergence point and the website (iaca.org) as the top-of-funnel channel; Whova powers conference registration and event management. The association is governed by a Board of Directors including President, President-Elect, and First Vice-President; current leadership represents Rhode Island, Connecticut, and California. No venture capital, private equity, parent company, or acquisition activity is present.

Commercially, IACA is essentially a standards-body and peer-network for a niche regulated community. Its competitive position rests on 48 years of institutional history, formalized Model Acts and UCC forms adopted across jurisdictions, recurring testimony from U.S. Secretaries of State and partners like CT Corporation, and a self-reinforcing network where each new member jurisdiction adds peer knowledge to the Forum and Office Hours. Revenue is not disclosed; the only stated revenue stream is recurring annual dues at $400 per member.

Name

International Association of Commercial Administrators

Legal name

International Association of Commercial Administrators

Website

https://iaca.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lansing

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues are the primary revenue stream, charged at $400 (U.S. Dollars) per member. Membership is available to U.S./Canadian government agency employees with administrative authority for business/secured transactions registries, and to international jurisdictions representing foreign governmental agencies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The International Association of Commercial Administrators (IACA) is a nonprofit professional association that serves government administrators responsible for business organization records and secured transaction (UCC) registries. It sells paid individual memberships (annual dues of $400 USD) and delivers continuing-education services through an annual conference, standardized UCC forms, a directory of registry offices, sectional communities of practice, and online member resources such as the IACA Forum and CTA training materials.

Product overview

IACA is a professional association for government administrators of business organization and secured transaction registries. Rather than a commercial product company, IACA provides a suite of member services including an annual conference, the IACA Directory, the Merit Awards recognition program, UCC standardized forms and Model Administrative Rules (MARS), CTA implementation resources, four specialized sections (BOS, STS, ITS, IRS), an online forum for peer collaboration, and virtual Office Hours sessions. These services work together to foster best practices, enable networking across six continents, and support registry professionals in achieving operational excellence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Business Organization Section (BOS): Focus on business registries, assisting members with understanding business registry best practices, policy, operations, and technology initiatives.
• Secured Transactions Section (STS)
• Information Technology Section (ITS)
• International Relations Section (IRS)

Products and services

• IACA Individual Membership
• IACA Annual Conference
• IACA Directory Published directory of government commercial registry offices and administrators, used by members to find and contact peer offices in other jurisdictions.
• IACA UCC Forms Standardized form templates for Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filings, made available to government registry offices and administrators to support consistent secured transaction recordkeeping.
• CTA (Corporate Transaction Administrator) Resources Educational resources, training materials, and reference content for government Corporate Transaction Administrators handling business organization filings and related transactions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Jurisdictions have made vast improvements to telecommunications, testing, and online processing departments through IACA relationships.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WhovacoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Whova provides the conference management platform for IACA events. The partnership includes conference registration through Whova's portal and access to Whova's event app for conference attendees. The collaboration enables seamless conference registration and management for the 49th IACA Annual Conference.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Corporation Service Company (CSC): CSC is a large private-sector provider of UCC filing, registered-agent, and corporate-compliance services — a commercial counterpart that interacts with the same registries IACA members administer. Comparable on subject matter (UCC) but operates under a for-profit services model rather than membership dues.
• National Governors Association (NGA): NGA is a broader policy and membership organization for U.S. governors. While not focused on registries, it shares the dues-funded, conference-driven, state-government-officer membership model that IACA operates within.
• Wolters Kluwer: Wolters Kluwer (parent of CT Corporation — an IACA partner) provides compliance, UCC, and corporate-registry software and services to government and enterprise. Comparable in the registry/UCC domain but as a broad incumbent vendor rather than a membership association.

Direct peers

• National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS): NASS is the professional association of U.S. Secretaries of State — IACA's primary member customer base (Louisiana, North Carolina Secretary of State offices are both members). Overlapping membership and overlapping subject matter (business filings, UCC, elections) make it a highly comparable peer.
• National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT): NASACT is a membership association for state-level financial officers. Comparable to IACA in member composition (state government officials), revenue model (dues), and engagement pattern (annual conference + ongoing working groups), though serving a different functional domain.
• International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO): IAAO is an international professional association for government assessors and property-tax administrators. Shares IACA's model of dues-funded membership, sections, annual conferences, standards publications, and international jurisdiction engagement.
• National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO): NASCIO is the membership association for state government CIOs and IT leaders. IACA's Information Technology Section (ITS), added in 1993, directly mirrors NASCIO's purpose, and many IACA members engage with both organizations for technology best practices in registry operations.
• American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA): AAMVA is the international membership association for state and provincial motor-vehicle and titling/registration administrators. Structurally identical to IACA — government administrators of registries, dues-funded, section-based organization, annual conference, and standards-setting role — making it the closest direct peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/iacaorg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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