Foreign corporation registration
Kansas Foreign Corporation Registration: Form FA
A corporation formed in another state registers with Kansas on Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation). The $115 filing fee goes to Kansas; our $199 covers preparing and filing it plus the first year of Kansas resident agent service, for $314 at checkout. Kansas does not ask for a home-state certificate with this filing.
Kansas corporation registration at a glance
- Filing
- Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
- State fee
- $115 filing fee
- Total with us
- $314, first year of Kansas resident agent service included
- Home-state certificate
- Not required
- Kansas yearly filing
- Business Entity Information Report, every two years
- Filed with
- Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
What Form FA asks for
Form FA has 10 numbered items. In practice, Kansas needs:
- The exact name of your corporation as formed
- The state it was formed in and its date of formation
- A Kansas resident agent with a street address there; we fill in ours
- A principal office address
Corporation into Kansas, by home state
Every home state pays the same $314 at checkout for Kansas.
| Formed in | Home-state certificate | First year |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Not needed | $314 |
| Alaska | Not needed | $314 |
| Arizona | Not needed | $314 |
| Arkansas | Not needed | $314 |
| California | Not needed | $314 |
| Colorado | Not needed | $314 |
| Connecticut | Not needed | $314 |
| Delaware | Not needed | $314 |
| Florida | Not needed | $314 |
| Georgia | Not needed | $314 |
| Hawaii | Not needed | $314 |
| Idaho | Not needed | $314 |
| Illinois | Not needed | $314 |
| Indiana | Not needed | $314 |
| Iowa | Not needed | $314 |
| Kentucky | Not needed | $314 |
| Louisiana | Not needed | $314 |
| Maine | Not needed | $314 |
| Maryland | Not needed | $314 |
| Massachusetts | Not needed | $314 |
| Michigan | Not needed | $314 |
| Minnesota | Not needed | $314 |
| Mississippi | Not needed | $314 |
| Missouri | Not needed | $314 |
| Montana | Not needed | $314 |
| Nebraska | Not needed | $314 |
| Nevada | Not needed | $314 |
| New Hampshire | Not needed | $314 |
| New Jersey | Not needed | $314 |
| New Mexico | Not needed | $314 |
| New York | Not needed | $314 |
| North Carolina | Not needed | $314 |
| North Dakota | Not needed | $314 |
| Ohio | Not needed | $314 |
| Oklahoma | Not needed | $314 |
| Oregon | Not needed | $314 |
| Pennsylvania | Not needed | $314 |
| Rhode Island | Not needed | $314 |
| South Carolina | Not needed | $314 |
| South Dakota | Not needed | $314 |
| Tennessee | Not needed | $314 |
| Texas | Not needed | $314 |
| Utah | Not needed | $314 |
| Vermont | Not needed | $314 |
| Virginia | Not needed | $314 |
| Washington | Not needed | $314 |
| West Virginia | Not needed | $314 |
| Wisconsin | Not needed | $314 |
| Wyoming | Not needed | $314 |
Kansas resident agent rule
Kansas requires every registered foreign corporation to keep a resident agent there. A resigning agent stays responsible for 30 days after filing the resignation. Our $199 includes the first year of Kansas resident agent service, then $149 a year.
Kansas yearly filings
Once registered, your corporation files the Kansas Business Entity Information Report every two years, due 15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end.
How long Kansas takes
We file Form FA on Kansas's paper form with the Kansas Secretary of State.
Leaving Kansas later
If your corporation stops doing business there, it ends the registration by filing a Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business. Until that is filed, Kansas's yearly filing stays due.
Kansas foreign corporation questions
Do I have to register my corporation in Kansas?
Yes, if it was formed in another state and does business there. An office, staff or regular sales there usually mean registering.
How much does foreign corporation registration in Kansas cost?
$314 at checkout: the $115 filing fee plus our $199, which includes the first year of resident agent service.
Does Kansas need a certificate from my home state?
No, Kansas does not ask for one with this filing.
What does it cost each year to stay registered in Kansas?
$149 a year for our resident agent service, plus the Business Entity Information Report (every two years). The home state's own yearly filing stays separate.
Do I need a registered agent in Kansas?
Yes. Kansas requires one for every corporation registered there from another state. Ours is included for the first year, then $149 a year.
How do I withdraw from Kansas later?
File a Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business with the Kansas Secretary of State.
Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?
It is possible, but that is a separate company that files Kansas's Business Entity Information Report, while the original keeps its home-state filings. Registering keeps one company in both states.
Is the Kansas filing the same for an LLC?
Yes: LLCs and corporations both file Form FA ($115 in state fees for either).
Is this a certificate of authority?
Kansas calls it registration; other states call the same step a certificate of authority or foreign qualification.
Official Kansas sources
- Kansas filing page (sos.ks.gov)
- Kansas Form FA, application for registration of a foreign business
- Kansas Secretary of State, register a business
- Kansas: K.S.A. 17-7931, registration of foreign covered entities
- Kansas: K.S.A. 17-7929, resignation of resident agent without a successor
- Kansas Form FC, certificate of cancellation of a foreign business
- Kansas: K.S.A. 17-7936, withdrawal of a foreign registration
- Kansas yearly filing (ksrevisor.gov)