Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Alabama

To do business in Alabama, a corporation formed in Kansas registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama may ask for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division from your Kansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Kansas and Alabama side by side

	Kansas formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Alabama registered agent

From Kansas to Alabama, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Alabama registered agent, with your Kansas name and formation date. If Alabama wants the Kansas certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Kansas corporation is registered with Alabama.

Will your Kansas name work for Alabama?

If Alabama's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Kansas company. Alabama can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Alabama and Kansas

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

Staying in good standing in Kansas and Alabama

Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years; Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Alabama

An LLC formed in Kansas files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Kansas's Information Report ($90) and Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report. See the LLC filing.

Registering an Alabama company in Kansas

A corporation formed in Alabama that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Alabama certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kansas owners ask about Alabama

Does my Kansas company need to register in Alabama?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Kansas corporation in Alabama?

$383 at checkout; Alabama may also want Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Alabama?

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

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Alabama for year one, with a street address there.

Will Alabama accept my Kansas name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Kansas name at home.

Can I form a new Alabama corporation instead?

Yes, but Kansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), and the original keeps Kansas's Business Entity Information Report.

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

Kansas companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Alabama's report stays due alongside Kansas's filings.

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