Foreign registration · Form S&DC-S/N

Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in California

To do business in California, a corporation formed in Kansas registers there on Form S&DC-S/N, with $100 in state fees. California may ask for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities using your Kansas records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Kansas and California side by side

	Kansas formed here	California registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form S&DC-S/N, Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation
State fee	$7.50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with California
Paid expedite		24-hour $350, same-day $750
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	California Secretary of State, Business Entities
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.ca.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our California agent for service of process

From Kansas to California, step by step

We prepare and file Form S&DC-S/N
It lists us as your California agent for service of process, next to your Kansas name and formation date. If California wants the Kansas certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Kansas corporation is registered with California.

Will your Kansas name work for California?

If another California company uses the Kansas name, an alternate name is allowed. California can hold a name for 60 days for $10 before you file.

Your California agent and the Kansas one

California calls it an agent for service of process; Kansas says resident agent. California papers come to us; Kansas's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Kansas and California

Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years; California wants the Statement of Information (Form SI-550) every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to California

An LLC formed in Kansas files Form LLC-5 with California ($70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Information Report ($90) and California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20). See the LLC filing.

Registering a California company in Kansas

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

Questions Kansas owners ask about California

Does my Kansas company need to register in California?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$299 at checkout; California may also want Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the California registration take?

California's online processing takes 5 days or less, plus time for Kansas's certificate if California asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $350, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and California?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years) and California's report ($25).

What if I don't register with California?

California can charge a Kansas company a penalty of $20 a day.

Does California require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers California for year one.

Will California 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 California corporation instead?

Yes, but Kansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25), and the original keeps Kansas's Business Entity Information Report.

How do I withdraw from California later?

Kansas companies leave by filing Form CORP-SURC, Certificate of Surrender; until then, California's report stays due alongside Kansas's filings.

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