Alabama

Foreign registration · Form FA

Alabama Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

Kansas registers a corporation from Alabama as a foreign corporation on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas needs nothing from Alabama: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Alabama records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Alabama and Kansas each ask for

	Alabama formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$25	$115 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due		15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How Alabama companies register with Kansas

We prepare and file Form FA
It names us as your Kansas resident agent, with your Alabama name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Alabama first, so the Kansas filing can go in right away. After approval, your Alabama corporation is registered with Kansas.

Your Alabama name and Kansas's rules

We search Kansas's records for Alabama's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Kansas and Alabama

Kansas calls it a resident agent; Alabama says registered agent. Kansas papers come to us; Alabama's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Alabama and Kansas

Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year; Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Kansas

An LLC formed in Alabama files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kansas into Alabama

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Alabama to Kansas

Does my Alabama company need to register in Kansas?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Kansas registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Kansas calls it registration for Alabama corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register an Alabama corporation in Kansas?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Alabama.

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alabama registered agent stays, and ours covers Kansas for year one.

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Business Entity Information Report, and the original keeps Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT).

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

Alabama companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business; until then, Kansas's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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