Foreign registration · Form FA

Iowa Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

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

Iowa vs Kansas: the paperwork

	Iowa formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$5	$115 at order
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $60, every two years	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	April 1 of even-numbered years	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How Iowa companies register with Kansas

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

Will your Iowa name work for Kansas?

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

Agents: Kansas and Iowa

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

Staying in good standing in Iowa and Kansas

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Kansas

An LLC formed in Iowa files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Iowa's Biennial Report ($30) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kansas into Iowa

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0110A with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Iowa owners ask about Kansas

Does my Iowa company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Iowa.

Do I need Iowa's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($60, every two years) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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