Foreign registration · no form number

Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

A corporation formed in Kansas that wants to do business in Delaware files a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kansas vs Delaware: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$245 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.ks.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	June 30
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Kansas companies register with Delaware

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

Your Kansas name and Delaware's rules

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the Kansas one

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Kansas

Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years; Delaware wants the Foreign Corporation Annual Report every year ($125). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Delaware

An LLC formed in Kansas files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Information Report ($90) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Delaware into Kansas

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

Common questions: Kansas to Delaware

Does my Kansas company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for Kansas corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Delaware?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years) and Delaware's report ($125).

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but Kansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps Kansas's Business Entity Information Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

What does a Delaware company file to register in Kansas?

It files Form FA with $115 in state fees.

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