Foreign registration · Form FA

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

To do business in Kansas, a corporation formed in Connecticut registers there on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of Connecticut here, not even the Certificate of Legal Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Connecticut records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Connecticut and Kansas each ask for

	Connecticut formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$80	$115 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How Connecticut companies register with Kansas

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

Will your Connecticut name work for Kansas?

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

Agents: Kansas and Connecticut

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

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Kansas

Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($150); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Kansas

An LLC formed in Connecticut files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Kansas company in Connecticut

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $385 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Kansas

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Connecticut.

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Connecticut's report ($150) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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