Foreign registration · Form FA

Florida Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

A corporation formed in Florida that wants to do business in Kansas files Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas needs nothing from Florida: no Certificate of Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Florida records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Florida vs Kansas: the paperwork

	Florida formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$8.75	$115 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	May 1	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Florida to Kansas, step by step

We prepare and file Form FA
It lists us as your Kansas resident agent, next to your Florida name and formation date. No Florida paperwork holds up the Kansas filing. After approval, your Florida corporation is registered with Kansas.

Will your Florida name work for Kansas?

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

Agents: Kansas and Florida

Kansas calls it a resident agent; Florida says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Florida; ours takes Kansas's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Florida and Kansas

Florida 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, Florida to Kansas

An LLC formed in Florida files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kansas into Florida

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Florida files Form CR2E007 with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Florida to Kansas

Does my Florida company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Florida.

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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