Foreign registration · Form FA

California Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

Kansas registers a corporation from California as a foreign corporation on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas needs nothing from California: no Certificate of Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your California records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

California vs Kansas: the paperwork

	California formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$5	$115 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Kansas resident agent

From California to Kansas, step by step

We prepare and file Form FA
It lists us as your Kansas resident agent, next to your California name and formation date. Nothing has to come from California first, so the Kansas filing can go in right away. Once Kansas approves it, the California company can do business there.

Will your California name work for Kansas?

We check your exact California name against Kansas's records before filing.

Agents: Kansas and California

Kansas calls it a resident agent; California says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for California; ours takes Kansas's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Kansas and California

California wants the Statement of Information (Form SI-550) every year ($25); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to Kansas

An LLC formed in California files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kansas into California

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with California files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: California to Kansas

Does my California company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a California corporation in Kansas?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay California.

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for California and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($25) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Kansas for year one.

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Business Entity Information Report, and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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