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Foreign registration · Form FA

Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

To do business in Kansas, a corporation formed in Arizona registers there on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of Arizona here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Arizona records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Arizona and Kansas side by side

	Arizona formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$10	$115 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Arizona to Kansas, step by step

We prepare and file Form FA
It lists us as your Kansas resident agent, next to your Arizona name and formation date. No Arizona paperwork holds up the Kansas filing. Once Kansas approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

Your Arizona name and Kansas's rules

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

Your Kansas agent and the Arizona one

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

Staying in good standing in Arizona and Kansas

Arizona wants the Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure every year ($45); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Kansas

An LLC formed in Arizona files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Kansas company in Arizona

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Arizona files Form C018 with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Arizona to Kansas

Does my Arizona company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Arizona.

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Arizona's report ($45) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers Kansas for year one.

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Business Entity Information Report, and the original keeps Arizona's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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