Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

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

What Hawaii and Kansas each ask for

	Hawaii formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$5	$115 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How Hawaii companies register with Kansas

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

Your Hawaii name and Kansas's rules

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

Agents: Kansas and Hawaii

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and Hawaii

Hawaii wants the Annual Report every year ($15); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Kansas

An LLC formed in Hawaii files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about Kansas

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Hawaii.

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Hawaii's report ($15) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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